Affordable housing with 1Malaysia tag to be rebranded
PUTRAJAYA (June 4): About 11 affordable housing agencies bearing the 1Malaysia tag will be rebranded, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured).
KLVC developer files RM100m suit against ex-Felda chief Shahrir
KUALA LUMPUR (June 4): The master developer for the Kuala Lumpur Vertical City (KLVC) project, Synergy Promenade Sdn Bhd, has filed a RM100 million defamation suit against former Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad (pictured) in his personal capacity.
Mulia to align Exchange 106 development with current govt's mandate
PETALING JAYA (JUNE 4): Indonesia commercial property developer Mulia Group, who owns 49% of the Exchange 106 office building at Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) in Kuala Lumpur, is seeking guidance from the new Malaysian government on the project.
Daim: Media has critical role in monitoring government land deals
PETALING JAYA (June 4): Chairman of the Council of Eminent Persons Tun Daim Zainuddin (pictured) said the local media plays an important role in ensuring land deals made by the government are carried out in a fair and transparent way, reported The Star.
Review of contracts to be handled via diplomatic channels, says Daim
PETALING JAYA (June 4): Contracts with China and Singapore that are being reviewed will be handled via diplomatic channels, says Tun Daim Zainuddin (pictured).
TTDI folk claim developer did not implement communication strategy as part of DO
PETALING JAYA (June 3): Save Taman Rimba Kiara Working Group (STRKWG) and Taman Tun Dr Ismail resident’ Association (TTDI RA) have reiterated that Memang Perkasa Sdn Bhd should not proceed with the construction of a contentious high-rise high-density residential development in the neighbourhood as the developer allegedly did not comply with the requirements of the development order.
MBPJ checks on 'funeral parlour'
PETALING JAYA (June 2): The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) recently swooped in on a shop in Section 22 here after residents made numerous complaints that it was illegally being operated as a funeral parlour.
Even sans HSR, Bandar Malaysia retains its allure
PETALING JAYA (June 2): The 486-acre Bandar Malaysia development in Sungai Besi, which was to house the terminus of the recently-stopped Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) line, is still attractive thanks to its strategic location and two future mass rapid transit (MRT) stations coming up there, reported The Edge weekly.
Cancellation of HSR should have followed due process, says NGO
KUALA LUMPUR (June 2): There are some in Malaysia who feel that the halting of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) mega project should have been made only after the Cabinet had decided on the matter.
Finance minister: HSR can be 'so much cheaper'
PETALING JAYA (June 2): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) can be “so much cheaper”, said newly sworn-in Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
