Another sinkhole appears in KL

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 26): It looks like there are serial sinkholes in the city as another one has appeared! This time, it is along Jalan Dewan Bahasa Pustaka (DBP) owing to a damaged underground pipe, reported the New Straits Times (NST).

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IGB’s new commercial REIT plan stirs excitement

  KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 25): IGB Bhd’s announcement that it is going to spin-off its commercial properties into a real estate investment trust (REIT) is a pleasant surprise and marks a step closer to realise the group’s fair value, analysts say.

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趋势:一窥日本房屋政策成功之道

在第二次世界大战后,日本有许多房屋都被战争摧毁,导致社会上出现房屋短缺的问题。 日本国土、基础设施、交通和旅游部(MLIT)副部长Masamune Wada在近期与大马房屋与地方政府部长Zuraida Kamaruddin会面时说,“我们当时需要为人民建造更多的房子,尤其是那些需要可负担房屋的阶层。” 据MLIT估计,日本在1945年时的房屋短缺数量达420万间。不过,通过政府推出的公共房屋措施,国内房屋供应逐步提高,使情况开始好转。 Wada与Zuraida的会面,是通过”2019年EdgeProp Malaysia卓越打造永续、管理及健康考察”(EdgeProp Malaysia Study Tour on Excellent Building Sustainability, Management and Wellness 2019)所促成的。这个在10月3日至5日于日本展开的考察团,是由EdgeProp.

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KPKT to meet industry stakeholders to discuss flat rate maintenance fee issue

  KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): A focus group meeting will be held on Monday (Nov 25) between the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) and industry stakeholders including the Malaysian Institute of Property & Facility Managers (MIPFM), the National House Buyers Association (HBA) and representatives from management bodies of strata property to come up with an equitable solution to the issue pertaining to flat rate maintenance charges in mixed developments, said Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) president Adzman Shah Mohd Ariffin.

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Prosecution objects to Najib's request for Justo's documents

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): The prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore case has objected to the former premier's request for copies of documents given by whistleblower and former PetroSaudi International (PSI) executive Xavier Justo to the authorities.

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