News about Malaysia

RATHER than being just an art form, architecture should be the art of problem-solving, said Rocco S K Yim, executive director and founder of Hong Kong-based Rocco Design Architects, at the Datum:KL 2015 International Architectural Design Conference.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Nippon Paint Malaysia Group showcased its second “Trend Beyond Colours”, which features nine key colour palettes, that are forecasted to drive utilisation across various industries and applications in 2016 and 2017.

FROM a real estate investor to becoming a leader in development companies and now an author of a first-of-its-kind real estate book, Dr James Tee (pictured) attributes his journey in the industry to his sense of curiosity.

PETALING JAYA (April 14): Despite the generally pessimistic outlook of Johor’s property market, Johor-based developer Astaka Holdings Ltd is confident things will look up next year as the market exits its “corrective phase” and embarks on another surge of activity prompted by the growth of Iskandar Malaysia’s core sectors.

REFRAINING from judging a book by its cover also applies to houses — some exteriors express the moods within, from kitsch to classic, while others keep their cards close to the chest, revealing little about the lives and styles of the occupants.

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KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Malaysia Property Inc (MPI) has ceased operations as it has accomplished its objective of managing the property overhang issue and in branding Malaysia's real estate sector overseas, the government said today.

PETALING JAYA (April 13): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has called on private sector employers to provide a subsidy for the housing loan interest to assist workers in owning their own homes.

SOURCE: MM2H THE number of applicants for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) scheme had decreased by almost half last year from the previous year, according to statistics available on the MM2H website.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) president and chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Farid Alias (pictured), who is also chairman of the Association of Banks Malaysia (ABM), refuted claims that the rejection rate of housing loans has soared above 50% among the banks.