Sabah Housing for Hardcore Poor gets extra RM2 million
PETALING JAYA (July 23): The Housing Programme for the Hardcore Poor (PPRT) in Sabah will be allocated an additional RM2 million.
'Off River Storage' project status in question
MELAKA (July 23): The status of the RM300 million Off River Storage (ORS) project needs clarification by the state government, according to Syarikat Air Melaka Bhd (SAMB).
ECRL retrenched mostly unskilled workers, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): The bulk of the about 1,000 workers involved in work on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega project recently retrenched comprise unskilled daily paid labour, an industry source familiar with the matter told The Star.
Singapore wants Malaysia to give written response on HSR by July 31, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The Republic of Singapore has asked Putrajaya to provide a written response to clarify Malaysia’s position on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project by July 31, Bernama reported The Straits Times saying yesterday.
Almost half of 2,000 ECRL staff laid off, mostly Malaysians, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): As the fate of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega project hangs in the balance, reports are now coming in that there have been significant retrenchments of local workers.
PM: Big-ticket items that 'generate wealth' should be SST-exempted
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) is of the opinion that big-ticket items that can “generate wealth” for the country should be exempted from the impending sales and services tax (SST).
SunCon and Sunway REIT agree to contract revision to RM286m
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) and Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd have mutually agreed to revise the provisional contract sum of an ongoing project in Penang from RM274 million to RM286 million due to additional scope of works.
Fancy living in caves?
Cave-dwelling is just a pre-historic practice that could only be comfortable for the Flintstones.
Zuraida wants state governments to provide sites for affordable homes
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): State governments have been urged to support the construction of affordable homes by providing the sites to build the properties, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Prices of KL high-end condos rise 4.4% in 2Q, property mart looking at better days ahead, says consultant
KUALA LUMPUR (July 20): The prices for high-end condominiums here rose 4.
