For cities to thrive and stay relevant, it is important to have in place well thought out and clearly defined vision and master planning. And these need to be communicated to the local population to ensure they participate in the process of city building. By Angie Ng, The Real Estate

The Kuala Lumpur traffic gridlock is costing the city millions of ringgit each day and congestion costs are said to be causing the loss of 2% of Malaysia’s GDP (about RM10bil) every year. Obviously, something concrete must be done to resolve this perennial problem of the city. By Bavani M.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), which was observed yesterday, turned out to be quite a memorable event for a number of disabled persons in the Klang Valley. By Anthony Thanasayan

The various authorities in charge of public transport should work together for greater enforcement, said Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat. By Elizabeth Looi

For Perak-born Nuha, the looming hike in bus fare would not deter her from `balik kampung' or journeying home this coming Aidilfitri celebration. By Melati Mohd Ariff

I do not think it is a good idea for the Government to vary the price of petrol to follow the ups and down of world market values (“Dealers decry price float”– Sunday Star, Aug 3).

Finally, we have some good news and some light at the end of the tunnel. By Yamin Vong

The Malaysian government has started a programme to ensure sustainable development and production of palm oil as well as to further reduce environmental hazards and deforestation. By Ali Raza

The controversial RM1.5 billion incinerator project in Broga, Semenyih, Selangor has been finally called off by the government.

2-11 June 2006, Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Inventory of environmental pollution sources in Malaysia

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