How lucky will you be in the Year of the Earth Dog?
Welcome to the Year of the Earth Dog! Let me take the time to wish all of you a Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai.
Cheaper levy, toll rates for Johor’s Second Link
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced today that levy and toll rates at the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link will be slashed.
First build-then-sell houses at Setia Ecohill set for March launch
SEMENYIH (Feb 9): Property developer S P Setia Bhd is set to launch its first build-then-sell housing scheme, the Gloris double-storey superlink homes at its Setia Ecohill township in Semenyih, Selangor by March this year.
Benalec declines Spring Gallery's RM186.63m offer for 12 plots of Melaka land
KUALA LUMPUR (7 Feb): Benalec Holdings Bhd has declined to sell 12 plots of land owned by its wholly-owned units in Pekan Klebang, Melaka Tengah, Melaka, to engineering solutions provider Spring Gallery Bhd for about RM186.
Revision of commercial vehicle tax, toll charges on Second Link proposed
PETALING JAYA (Feb 6): A revision of the commercial vehicle tax and toll charges at the Second Link between Johor and Singapore will be mooted at the Cabinet meeting tomorrow (Feb 7) in a bid to reduce congestion on the Causeway (pictured), reported The Star.
Ikhmas expected to resume growth trajectory on higher progress billing
Ikhmas Jaya Group Bhd (Feb 2, 56 sen) Maintain buy with an unchanged target price (TP) of 75 sen: Ikhmas Jaya Group Bhd recently announced that it had accepted a letter of award from Mudajaya Corp Bhd to undertake subcontract bored pilling works (Zone 2 and Zone 3) for light rail transit (LRT) 3 package GS01.
Taman Desa residents stage protest after The Address crane collapse
PETALING JAYA (Feb 3): About 130 residents of Tiara Faber Condominium, 1 Desa Residence, Desa 8 Condominium and the surrounding areas of Taman Desa staged a peaceful sit-in protest at the site of The Address high-rise residential development in Taman Desa this morning.
EcoFirst 2Q profit jumps on land sale; CEO upbeat on property market recovery
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd saw its net profit for the second quarter ended Nov 30, 2017 (2QFY18) lifted by over five times to RM27.
IDEAS: Lowering housing loan interest rates hides property market problems
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) said the suggestion to lower the interest rates on housing loans by the government would hide issues faced by the local property market.
A&W Petaling Jaya demolition imminent, says report
PETALING JAYA (Jan 29): The landmark A&W fast-food joint at Section 52 here will be demolished after the 0.
