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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): The lower property threshold for foreign ownership will help “solve the liquidity problem faced by developers”, LBS Bina managing director Tan Sri Lim Hock San (pictured) told China Press in an interview.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Opposition lawmakers today lauded government backbencher Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad for urging the government to revive the Mass Rapid Transit Line 3 (MRT3).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) president Datuk Soam Heng Choon is of the view that there is not much in Budget 2020 for the property sector, as many of the measures listed are already in place.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): The Federal Court in Putrajaya is expected to decide tomorrow whether appointed senior Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram (pictured), the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) and the government can appeal against the appellate court's decision that granted leave to Datuk Seri Najib Razak and lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah to challenge the appointment of Sri Ram as a prosecutor in the case.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): Coloured photographs of the items seized in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) civil forfeiture suit against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor will be shown to them to be identified.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 14): The Penang Development Corp (PDC) will “step up” its monitoring of the state’s affordable housing projects “to ensure they are in tip-top condition”, said state local government committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): Former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor has today been ordered by the High Court here to enter his defence for his graft trial.

The move by the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKJ) to authorise the seizure of belongings of strata property maintenance fee defaulters of an apartment project and the subsequent auction of said chattels and movable properties has alerted the public about the severe consequences of failing to settle outstanding charges and contribution pursuant to the Strata Management Act, 2013 (SMA).

PETALING JAYA (Oct 11): The National House Buyers Association (HBA) has praised the government’s efforts in its proposed Budget 2020 to help homebuyers to own a property but at the same time urged the government to review certain measures that might pose hidden risks to the property market.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 11): An illegal quarry in Teluk Bahang is still mining thousands of tonnes of granite despite a stop-work order by the Penang Island City Council (MBPP), an online report by The Star said today.