New Zealand ban on foreign buyers kicks in
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): The bulk of foreigners will not be allowed to buy homes (unless they are newly built apartments) in the rugby mad country starting from today.
EMKAY Group founder wants to build homes in KL city priced at RM70,000 for B40 group
PETALING JAYA (Oct 19): EMKAY group founder and executive chairman Tan Sri Mustapha Kamal Abu Bakar wants to build affordable homes priced at RM70,000 with built-up size of at least 600 sq ft located in Kuala Lumpur city.
Malaysia may only become high-income nation by 2024
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 18): Malaysia's per capita income may only breach the developed nation threshold by 2024, on the back of a projected GDP growth of between 4.
Average growth on construction sector to decelerate to 4.3% from 7.1% in 2016-2017
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 18): Malaysia's construction sector is targeted to moderate at an annual average growth rate of 4.
Singapore's shoe-box unit limit threatens to curb developers' profits
PETALING JAYA (Oct 18): Singapore's new guidelines on the size of apartments that can be built per development threaten to erode profit margins further as it reduces the number of shoe-box units in a development, reported Reuters.
Malaysia wants to be a stepping stone for business in plastic alternatives, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Malaysia hopes to spearhead the research and development (R&D) and commercialisation of green packaging and other alternatives for single-use plastics.
Najib: Causeway Link will look 'strange' if crooked bridge is revived
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the Causeway Link will look 'strange' if the crooked bridge project between Malaysia and Singapore is revived.
Azmin on crooked bridge: 'We need to prioritise our infrastructure projects'
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said today that Malaysia needs to prioritise its infrastructure projects, because the country's fiscal situation is not good.
App makes parking a breeze in Selangor
PETALING JAYA (Oct 17): The angst experienced when looking for parking spaces in the urban centres of Selangor is well documented.
100% safe to drink tap water, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): It is “100% safe” to drink water directly from the tap said Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Xavier Jayakumar today.
