News about PA

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): The Finance Ministry said today foreign online services will need to register with the Royal Malaysian Customs Department to ensure a level playing field between Malaysian and foreign companies.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): Is bad parenting causing the littering problem in the people’s housing projects (PPR)? Yes, say the residents the PPR apartments in Gombak Setia, according to a report by The Malaysian Insight.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): It looks like people can throw all sorts of things from their high-rise homes these days.

MIRI (Nov 5): The Sarawak state government will give a total of RM4.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 5): A wall collapsed at the basement of the popular Citta Mall (pictured) here owing to heavy rainfall, The Star reported on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Three years ago, when former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was also the finance minister, unveiled Budget 2016, many labelled it the “Robin Hood” budget — a reference to a fictional character who took from the rich to give to the poor — simply because the personal income tax rate of those in the higher income bracket was raised.

SEMENYIH (Nov 4): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad believes that the FundMyHome innovative homeownership scheme could help the government reach its one million affordable homes target within 10 years as promised by Pakatan Harapan government.

SEMENYIH (Nov 4): Pay only 20% of the total house price to own your dream home – it might sound too good to be true, but it is true.

The design of affordable housing schemes have been pretty much the same everywhere – a few high-rise blocks that look like pigeon holes, a high density of small apartments with the typical 2-bedroom or 3-bedroom layouts.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): The increase in Real Property Gains Tax (RPGT) on the profits from disposal of real estate will see the increases in sub-sale prices of properties, said the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM).