News about Malaysia

THE CURRENT slowdown in the property market doesn’t look like it will pick up anytime soon.

SINGAPORE (July 15): Singapore and Malaysia will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the High-Speed Rail (HSR) project linking Kuala Lumpur with Singapore next Tuesday, said Channel NewsAsia in a Bernama report.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): Malaysian real estate investment trusts (REITs) may soon be able to buy vacant land and engage in property development activities if a new proposal by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) garners positive response.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) is striving to get 10,000 new borrowers for its Youth Housing Scheme to boost its current low take-up rate, Bernama reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): UEM Sunrise Bhd rose as much as three sen or 3% after Bank Negara Malaysia cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) to 3% from 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): Hong Leong Investment Bank Research (HLIB Research) has upgraded Malaysian Real Estate Investment Trusts (M-REITs) to “Overweight”, following Bank Negara’s move to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3% yesterday.

MALAYSIAN real estate investment trusts (M-REITs) are touted as safe haven assets for investors seeking safety in dividend yields post-Brexit.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has cut its key interest rate to 3% from 3.

MALAYSIAN real estate investment trusts (M-REITs) may soon be allowed to put as much as 15% of their total assets into development projects and vacant land for development and are already positioning themselves for the liberalisation that is slated for the end of the year, industry sources say.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Poultry farming company LTKM Bhd is buying a one-acre freehold land here for RM12.