FLASH: Minimum wage for workers in first-tier cities hiked to RM 1,200
Suggestion to increase minimum wage for workers in first-tier cities to RM 1,200.
Cagamas and Japan Housing Finance Agency join forces for greater housing finance opportunities
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Cagamas Bhd and Japan Housing Finance Agency have inked a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to strengthen cross-border collaboration for housing finance development in their respective countries.
Advancecon bags subcontract job worth RM49.38m in Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Advancecon Holdings Bhd has bagged a RM49.
Gerakan: Penang can build its own PPR homes
GEORGE TOWN (Oct 8): The Penang government should go ahead with building People’s Housing Project (PPR) in the state without the need for the Federal government “to initiate” it, said state Gerakan chairman Oh Tong Keong.
DPM: Govt mulling sinking fund for industries to reduce impact of disasters
PUCHONG (Oct 8): The government is considering the creation of a “sinking fund” to increase industry player's responsibility in managing and restoring disasters in the country, according to a Malay Mail article today.
Reviving LTAT's diminishing returns
KUALA LUMPUR (OCT 5): Years of paying more returns than it can afford has led the Armed Forces Fund (LTAT) to its worst dividends in 46 years - 2% for FY18.
Buyers of Penang affordable homes unhappy over defects
GEORGE TOWN (Oct 4): Some buyers of affordable homes along Jalan S.
PEPS: Remove 5% RPGT for property disposal from 6th year
PETALING JAYA (Oct 4): The Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) is urging the government to review the current Real Estate Property Gains Tax (RPGT) so it can have a positive impact in stimulating the country’s housing market.
Mat Sabu comes out in defence of LTAT over low dividend payout
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu has come out in defence of Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) over its announcement yesterday of a record low dividend payout for 2018, saying LTAT had carried out its duty to generate sustainable returns for its members.
