Sabah wants total ban on sand mining and dredging in Keningau
KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Sabah’s of Agriculture and Food Industry ministry wants a total and immediate ban on sand mining and dredging activities in Keningau.
HK’s red-hot property market exorcises ‘haunted’ apartment phobias
PETALING JAYA (July 1): Hong Kong’s red-hot property market has driven away fears of hongza – “haunted” apartments where tragic deaths took place – as buyers seek cheaper deals amid escalating prices and punishing taxation meant to curb price growth, reported Reuters.
Wahid Omar taking “short break” to spend time with family
PETALING JAYA (June 30): Former Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) group chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar will take a “short break” to spend time with his family after 17 years of working in government-linked companies (GLC).
No documents destroyed in FT Land and Mines office explosion
KUALA LUMPUR (June 29): Documents and land grants in the Federal Territories Director of Land and Mines Office are safe here after an explosion occurred here yesterday Director Sharez Izuan Md Zaidi assured all that the documents in the room were not destroyed and there were no casualties, Bernama reported today.
Mah Sing plans RM2.2 bil worth of launches this year
KUALA LUMPUR: Mah Sing Group Bhd plans to roll out projects with a combined gross development value (GDV) of RM2.
Giant sand dredger plying Johor-S’pore sand-smuggling route
PETALING JAYA (June 28): A giant sand dredger dubbed the “world’s largest floating vacuum cleaner” has been spotted plying a shipping route between Johor and southern Singapore popular among sand smugglers, reported the Malay Mail.
DBKL, Think City to upgrade nine historical laneways in KL city
KUALA LUMPUR (June 27): Nine laneways within the historic core of Kuala Lumpur have been identified as part of an upgrading programme worth RM300,000.
Elderly relatives shot dead over apartment inheritance in Hong Kong
KUALA LUMPUR (June 27): Sky-high property prices in Hong Kong have been hitting the news quite regularly these days but the latest news about the territory’s real estate market took a tragic turn recently.
Developer urged to build affordable homes in Taman Wahyu
KUALA LUMPUR (June 27): In the latest development over the planned luxury condominiums in Taman Wahyu, Kepong, the property developer has been urged to construct affordable homes and upgrade infrastructure in the area.
Sabah aims to hold local council elections
PETALING JAYA (June 26): The Parti Warisan Sabah-led state government aims to hold local council elections in the state – either within this term or the next five years – in tandem with the federal government’s plans to re-introduce local council elections.
