News about Malaysia

PETALING JAYA (October 11): The price of properties in Penang will rise if the foreign buying threshold in the state is lowered, said Henry Butcher Malaysia (Penang) Asset Valuation executive vice-president for asset valuation Shawn Ong believes that  The Malaysian government announced a proposal in Budget 2020 to lower the foreign buying threshold for condominiums and apartments in urban areas from RM1 million to RM600,000 in 2020.

  PETALING JAYA (OCT 11): Although encouraged by some of the government’s Budget 2020 announcements today that focus on stimulating the property market, the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents’ (MIEA) immediate past president Eric Lim said overall, Budget 2020 was “slightly below his expectations”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): The government has proposed to continue developing the currently on-hold Bandar Malaysia project (pictured), after having negotiated for better terms.

Rent-To-Own scheme To assist those who are unable to pay 10% deposit and to secure the access of home purchase financing, the government will be working with financial institutions to introduce a Rent-To-Own (RTO) scheme.

The Government has decided to continue the Bandar Malaysia project which spans 486 acres in Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur after negotiating to obtain better terms for the government.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB) has come under attack from opposition party MCA over delayed payments to contractors involved in the Rumah Mesra Rakyat 1Malaysia (RMR1M) projects, reported The Star today.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 10): The government is anticipated to ink the development agreement for the long-held up controversial Penang tunnel project tomorrow morning just before the Budget 2020 tabling, sources said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Risks to Malaysia's economic growth outlook continue to tilt towards the downside in anticipation that a sharper-than-expected slowdown in major economies, unresolved trade tension and a maturing global technology cycle could weigh on the country's export demand in the near term.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today some employees of newspaper publisher Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd, which ceased operations yesterday, will be rehired by a new media group.

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.