Berjaya Assets 3Q earnings sharply lower due to massive tax reversal a year ago
KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): Berjaya Assets Bhd posted net profit of RM16.
New housing and local government minister sworn in
PETALING JAYA (May 21): Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) has been sworn in as Housing and Local Government Minister, along with 11 other ministers, at the Istana Negara today, reported Bernama.
Ampang MP is Housing and Local Govt minister designate
PETALING JAYA (May 17): Ampang MP Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin is designated the Minister of Housing and Local Government, joining 11 other minister-designates in a list consented to by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong today.
HDB flat buyers would pay 3% more for a greener neighbourhood
SINGAPORE (April 25): The presence of green spaces can bring up the value of a public housing apartment, and on average, people would pay 3% more to live in a greener neighbourhood.
JKPTG sets up fund to help solve strata title woes
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.
BizSmart Challenge 2018 turns to reality TV, with RM1m worth of prizes
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The annual BizSmart Challenge — Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd’s flagship programme to nurture and grow small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) — is back for its fifth year, and this time in the format of a reality TV show, with cash and media coverage prizes totalling RM1 million to be won.
S’pore home prices rise fastest in almost eight years in 1Q18
SINGAPORE (April 3): Price recovery gathers momentum in 1Q18, rising by 3.
Amanah Harta on the lookout to acquire assets
KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): Real estate investment trust (REIT) Amanah Harta Tanah PNB (AHP), which is managed by Pelaburan Hartanah Nasional Bhd, is looking for suitable assets to grow its portfolio mix despite the current unexcited property market.
Discovery Gallery for first luxury senior living project in Malaysia officially launched today
KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): Pelaburan Hartanah Bhd (PHB), UEM Group Bhd (UEM Group), and Japan’s Medical Care Service Inc (MCS) officially launched the discovery gallery of a joint project between the three parties known as Rei Seraya Residence — Malaysia’s first luxury senior living project with care services — on Jalan Ampang, next to Gleneagles hospital.
Singapore launches Buds by Shangri-La
SINGAPORE (March 2): Buds by Shangri-La opens at the first floor of Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore’s newly rejuvenated Tower Wing.
