News about acquisition

PETALING JAYA (June 20): Disputes over the prices of land to be acquired for the development of the Johor Baru-Singapore rapid transit link (RTS) may delay the project.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 1): Shares in AWC rose as much as 3.

PETALING JAYA (April 21): In a landmark ruling, the Federal Court had yesterday decided that only constitutionally appointed judges can decide on compensation in land acquisitions.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): UOA Real Estate Investment Trust (UOA REIT) is putting future property acquisition plans on hold this year due to the subdued market and also because the assessments and due diligence for such transactions will take time.

Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd (Jan 20, RM2.

NILAI (July 28): The recent amendments to land laws that were passed in Parliament recently will be a boost to attract new foreign investments, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said yesterday, Bernama reported He added that the amendments would also help the public tremendously on matters relating to land.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): The Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill 2016 was passed by the Dewan Rakyat, Bernama reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): Subdivided buildings and underground land will be included in the Land Acquisition Act under amendments tabled in Parliament yesterday.

Johor Bahru (Oct 27): Residents of Kim Teng Park, Johor Bahru, who have been living in limbo since May 2015, breathed a collective sigh of relief recently when they heard the announcement that their homes were no longer part of a compulsory government acquisition.

The residents of Kim Teng Park, Johor Baru, have won a reprieve in their battle to stop the state government from acquiring the 52-year-old housing estate, and their homes in the process.