MRCA expects 2018 retail sales growth to be better than last year
KUALA LUMPUR (June 26): The Malaysian Retail Chain Association (MRCA) is keeping its target for the country’s overall retail sales growth this year at 4.
MIEA: Market confidence positive but catalysts lacking for property market
PETALING JAYA (June 22): The change in government may have boosted confidence in the market, but real estate agents and negotiators have yet to experience any significant impact as there are still many uncertainties ahead, said the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) president-elect Lim Boon Ping.
新闻：国人不介意小房子，但要大空间
在如吉隆坡般的大城市中，寸土尺金已是事实，这也是为何城中新房子面积越建越小。 在无法改变房子越来越小的前提下，屋主只能通过巧妙地室内设计，让房子看起来更宽敞一些。 在长达6周的Lafarge-EdgeProp MYHOME问卷调查中，收集了14,000大马人对理想房子的意见。其中，有超过一半（51.
'Local polls can check problems like Ramadan bazaar controversy'
KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun said that the controversy involving the rental of Ramadan bazaar lots in Kuala Lumpur could have been checked had there been local elections, reported the news portal The Malaysian Insight.
Imran Salim takes over helm at MRCB
PETALING JAYA (June 20): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) has announced that its executive director Imran Salim (pictured) will be re-designated as the group managing director effective July 2 as part of MRCB’s corporate transformation plan.
Free water not part of pledge in Negeri Sembilan
PETALING JAYA (June 19): Negeri Sembilan does not have plans to offer free water supply, says Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun Aminuddin, adding that the state Pakatan Harapan did not make such a promise in its election manifesto.
Owns only one, not 64 plots, says YWP
KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP) said it owns only one plot of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) land and not all the 64 lots, as claimed by Kepong Member of Parliament Lim Lip Eng.
Airbnb says committed to engage with local authorities to develop framework
KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): Short-term lease platform Airbnb looks forward to engaging with local authorities to develop and appropriate frameworks — including tourism tax collection — that allow home sharing to thrive for Malaysia’s short- and long-term benefit, it said in an op-ed today.
Najib’s ex-aide denies link to raid at former home in Putrajaya
PETALING JAYA (June 12): Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s former private secretary Tan Sri Mohd Shukry Salleh has denied any connections to the raid on the two-storey bungalow in Presint 10, Putrajaya by police yesterday, reported the Malay Mail.
Malaysia hoteliers want tourism tax abolished, Airbnb regulated
KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) had today proposed that the government abolish its RM10 per room per night tourism tax to grow foreign tourist arrivals.
