KUALA LUMPUR for visitors

Restoring Bangsar's green lung

KUALA LUMPUR: City Hall should hold an inquiry into the Bangsar open space land fiasco, which deprived residents of the land for more than three decades

Bangsar Sports Complex in shambles

KUALA LUMPUR: The Bangsar Sports Complex is located right in the heart of Bangsar Baru or the "new" Bangsar

Turning up the heat on the fringes

BANGSAR, Heritage Row and now, introducing Mid Valley, where climbing up the floors gives you more than just vertigo in the clubbing scene.

Acquisition in the balance

KUALA LUMPUR: It remains uncertain if a piece of land in Bangsar Baru "taken" from the public 30 years ago would be returned to its rightful owners

City Hall to upgrade sports complex

KUALA LUMPUR: The Bangsar Sports Complex, which The Malay Mail had recently reported to be in a dilapidated condition, will be upgraded by City Hall by year-end

Will your gated communities shield you from a radioactive disaster in Gebeng, Kuantan?

You live in Bangsar, TTDI, or Taman Desa? Ipoh? Georgetown? Seremban? You think therefore that you are so far removed from the risk of radioactive exposure posed by Lynas Rare Earth Refinery Plant that may start operations soon in Gebeng, Kuantan? Well, think again.

That Saturday with the Oracle (Part 2)

The sting of my short mention of Bangsar Bala isn’t Bala, but Raja Nong Chik. He doesn’t fraternize with people like Bala, and when given casual assurance that the Indians are back with BN, is easily over enthused. His exuberance leads him to generalize on the thinking of Malaysian Indians. Anecdotal evidence on the other hand indicates that Malaysian Indians are not for BN. but let the illusion ...

Dep IGP: Not enough evidence to charge suspect in Patrick Wong case

Wong died accidentally after falling from the first floor of his house in Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar, while fleeing from armed robbers (The Star) - Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of Datuk Patrick Wong but do not have sufficient evidence to charge him, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar said Friday. The suspect was sent to the Simpang ...

Action being taken against illegal car jockey

RESPONDING to a letter to the editor on Feb 14 titled “Illegal car jockey parking the bane of motorists” about unauthorised jockeys extorting money in Bangsar Baru, Desa Hartamas, Cangkat Bukit Bintang and Jalan Berangan, DBKL has responded that action is being taken.

House owners fear construction of barricade will cause soil erosion

RESIDENTS of Jalan Senangin in Taman Weng Lock, off Jalan Bangsar, are living in fear that the construction of a barricade on a slope in the area will cause soil erosion and result in a landslide.