S P Setia presents travel packages worth RM150,000 to buyers
SETIA ALAM (Sept 8): S P Setia Bhd has given away travel packages worth some RM150,000 to seven lucky buyers who purchased a property during the developer's "Jet Set with Setia 2.
Country View gets RM232m loan to part-finance land purchase in Iskandar Puteri
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): Country View has accepted banking facilities totalling RM232 million to part-finance the purchase of a piece of 164-acre vacant land in Iskandar Puteri, Johor.
Forest City for foreigners, wooden houses for locals? Ok la, Dr M tells Johor MB
PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad jibed at Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian, saying he would support the latter if he wanted to allow foreigners to reside in Forest City while locals lived in wooden houses.
Muar traders relieved over reversal on Chinese characters on shops
PETALING JAYA (Sept 9): Traders at Jalan Sisi in Muar, Johor, expressed relief over the quick reversal of a notice to remove Chinese characters on their pre-war shophouses, reported The Star.
No racial element in Muar signage incident, says Johor govt
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): The Johor administration has denied there were racial issues revolving around the Muar shop signage removal incident.
Johor to formulate clearer housing guidelines
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): After the negative limelight over the US$100 billion Forest City mega project in Johor, the state government will now come up with clearer guidelines on residential development, especially involving the issue of gazetted international land.
‘Missing’ Johor affordable homes not built yet, says exco
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): Umno Youth claimed that some homes were “missing” in Johor’s affordable housing scheme (RMMJ) but it looks like they have not even been built yet.
Chinese nationals can buy Forest City units, but no residential visas, says Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR (September 5): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has confirmed that Chinese nationals may purchase residential units at Forest City, but visas will not be issued to them.
Johor Govt: 30pc Malaysian quota for Forest City
ISKANDAR PUTERI (September 3): The Johor state government has proposed to reserve 30% of properties in the Forest City project for Malaysians, amid concerns of mainland Chinese immigrating to the state, reported the Malay Mail.
Govt to develop guidelines for foreign ownership of Forest City properties
PETALING JAYA (Sept 2): Putrajaya will come up with more explicit guidelines related to foreign purchases of properties into the RM410 billion-Forest City in Johor to help investors avoid making risky decisions, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
