News about Peninsular Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): There are no more green Covid-19 zones in Peninsular Malaysia, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a tweet today on Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases across the 14-day period as at May 18.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Malaysia's movement restriction order is negative for the construction and basic materials sectors, said RHB Research.

SEPANG (Jan 7): AirAsia Group Bhd will add special late-night flights at fixed one-way all-in fares between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak from Jan 21 to 31, following feedback from the budget airline's guests for it to have fixed low fares for the upcoming Chinese New Year, which falls on Jan 25 and 26.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): The Ministry of Human Resources has told newspaper publisher Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd — which ceased operations on Oct 9 — and its interim liquidator UHY Advisory (KL) Sdn Bhd, to pay its employees their outstanding wages, as well as compensation for a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) that took place last year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 6): About 23% or 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): Scientex Bhd is looking to accelerate its development of affordable housing units, and plans to build 32,500 units over the next 10 years to meet its 50,000 homes target by 2028.

PETALING JAYA (April 19): The Department of Director General of Land and Mines (JKPTG), which falls under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, has established a Strata Ownership Special Fund (Tabung Khas Hak Milik Strata) with an allocation of RM12.

The 11th Malaysian Property Summit, held at the Sime Darby Convention Centre on Jan 23, featured topics that covered residential, commercial, retail, and industrial properties as well as the northern and southern regions of Peninsular Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16): The conflict between the federal and state governments in terms of land ownership and administration in Malaysia can be better addressed if an integrated cadastral mapping and land registry system is introduced, says the World Bank.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 25): Higher contribution from property projects coupled with reduced finance charges from degearing initiatives helped lift Tropicana Corp Bhd's second quarter net profit by 43.