The S P Setia Foundation was founded in 2000 as the charity branch of S P Setia, focusing on education and national unity.

Construction firm Bina Puri Holdings Bhd has received a letter of intent from PR1MA Corporation Malaysia (PR1MA) for the construction of 994 apartment units and 20 shops in Johor Bahru.

Galactic Maritime is principally involved in the provision of reclamation dredging and environmental protection dredging services. It owns five vessels with an average fleet age of eight years.

Penang housing exco Jagdeep Singh Deo said Budget 2016 failed entirely to address the issue of the difficulty first-time house buyers had in securing a bank loan for an affordable home, despite calls from numerous stakeholders and lawmakers for it to do so in the run-up to its announcement.

Chang said NAPIC's data shows that capital appreciation compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) in Malaysian property for the past five years is 9.4%, with properties in the Klang Valley, Johor, Selangor and Penang recording a CAGR of more than 10% over the same period.

As a relatively new field in Southeast Asia, crowdfunding involves raising funds from a large group of people through the Internet for specific projects, which include startup businesses or investments in other developments.

The weaker ringgit may cause property prices to increase due to higher cost of building materials expected in the next three to six months. This may further weaken the already poor market sentiment.

Consultants and agents weigh in on the lack of tax initiatives in Budget 2016 for the first-time homebuyer

Several recommendations by the property sector have been incorporated in Budget 2016 but not sufficiently

Property consultants take encouragement from transport initiatives, but are on the whole unimpressed by Budget 2016