Two more projects in Penang apply for rent-to-own scheme
PETALING JAYA (July 12): Two more projects in Penang are applying to be able to sell their units via the rent-to-own scheme, reported The Star.
NGOs support closure of prehistoric Gua Tambun cave
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Perak are supporting the state government’s plan to temporarily shut off public access to Gua Tambun, reported The Malay Mail today.
Govt looking into hiking minimum property prices for foreigners
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Putrajaya is studying the possibility of increasing minimum property prices for foreign buyers Housing and Local Government Ministry secretary general Datuk Mohammad Mentek told a local business publication that “a new threshold will be set based on the condition of the local currency”.
Johor authorities to throw the book at landowners who dump waste illegally
KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): Landowners in Johor beware.
Perak plans to temporarily close public access to Gua Tambun stone age art
PETALING JAYA (July 10): The Perak government plans to temporarily shut off public access to Gua Tambun and its trove of Neolithic-age hematite rock art due to dangerous and poorly-maintained routes to the site, reported the Malay Mail.
KPKT appoints more presidents to tackle rising tribunal cases
PUTRAJAYA (July 9): The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has appointed 16 presidents to the Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims and Strata Management Tribunal to tackle the rising number of tribunal case in the country.
Penang marks decade of George Town's Unesco World Heritage Site listing
PENANG (July 8): The Pearl of the Orient yesterday marked George Town's 10th year of being listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, which culminated with the George Town Heritage Celebration Street Festival.
Prosecution to apply for Najib’s case to be tried in November
KUALA LUMPUR (July 6): The prosecution team that has pressed charges of criminal breach of trust and abuse of power against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) will apply for the trial date to be fixed in November this year, the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AG) said.
Penang agrees to waive approval fees for Mapex property buyers
PETALING JAYA (July 5): Those buying homes at the Malaysia Property Expo (Mapex) in Penang will be exempted from approval fees, said state executive council member Jagdeep Singh Deo.
DBKL to include shophouses and industrial areas in sanitation blueprint
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) plans to include shophouses and industrial areas in its sanitation blueprint and city ratings after it successfully rated 22 areas within Kuala Lumpur’s 11 constituencies, pending discussions with the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT), reported The Star.
