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MDKP to charge 500 owners of premises in court for not settling quit rent

JITRA: The Kubang Pasu District Council (MDKP) is expected to charge 500 owners of houses, business and factory premises in court for failing to pay quit rent.

Its Enforcement Division Head Zakariya Ahmad said more than 3,000 premises with arrears of more than RM1,000 have also been identified.

17 October, 2011
Second Penang Bridge expected to be ready earlier than scheduled

GEORGE TOWN: The Second Penang Bridge which is 65% completed, is expected to be ready earlier than November 2013, the deadline.

Works Minister Datuk Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor said with the earnest effort put in by the contractor, he was confident the project would be ready two months earlier than scheduled.

17 October, 2011
TTDI pioneer for Safe City Programme

KUALA LUMPUR: Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) here will be the pioneer area for the Safe City Programme with the security system there to be upgraded in an effort to reduce crime by 50%.

17 October, 2011
PKNS to open up more vio business centres in Klang Valley

KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) plans to set up several more of its "Virtual Office (Vio) by PKNS" business centres in the Klang Valley area following the encouraging response for the first Vio branch in Shah Alam.

17 October, 2011
Alam Flora no longer collects solid waste in Selangor

KUALA LUMPUR: Alam Flora Sdn Bhd has stopped providing public place cleaning and solid waste collection in Selangor since last Sunday, Oct 16.

This follows the decision of the state government to take over these services.

17 October, 2011
Banking industry should support 'My First Home' scheme, says Allstones

KUALA LUMPUR: Allstones Group Asia Sdn Bhd, a property developer, wants the banking industry to look into ways of ensuring the success of the "My First Home" scheme.

It welcomed the recent announcement that the scheme would be expanded to increase house prices limit from RM220,000 to RM400,000.

17 October, 2011
Wan Abdullah named Fiabci's Property CEO 2011

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Wan Abdullah Wan Ibrahim, managing director and CEO of UEM Land Holdings Bhd, was named Property CEO 2011 at the International Real Estate Federation (Fiabci) Malaysia Property Awards 2011 last Saturday.

17 October, 2011
Nusmetro eyeing the higher end

GEORGE TOWN: Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd is forging ahead to rebrand itself from building only mass market housing projects to higher-end property development both in Penang and in the Klang Valley.

Nusmetro executive director Thomas Chan said aside from building mass market contemporary homes, the other two categories are signature and the art series boutique homes.

17 October, 2011