Abdul Wahid Omar retires as Amanah Harta Tanah PNB chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar (pictured) has retired from his position as chairman of property trust fund Amanah Harta Tanah PNB (AHP).
Land Code amended to address Sarawak native land issue, says Uggah
KUCHING (July 11): The landmark outcome of the Land Code (Amendment) Bill, 2018 is to enable native communal title in perpetuity to be issued over an area to be described as native territorial domain.
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National Community Policy at planning stage
PUTRAJAYA (July 11): The National Community Policy (Dasar Komuniti Negara), which will be presented by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) to Cabinet for approval in August, is currently at the planning stage.
BNM keeps OPR at 3.25%, says positive growth expected to be sustained
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has maintained the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.
Water tank at school bursts, damages cars
PETALING JAYA (July 11): A water tank on an 18m-tower at a school in Maran, Terengganu, burst and collapsed this morning, damaging three cars parked nearby, reported Bernama.
KPKT may seek to lift ban on new luxury homes
PETALING JAYA (July 11): The Housing and Local Government Ministry may seek to lift the current freeze on new luxury residential developments, prompted by signs that the economy is improving, said its minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Govt looking into hiking minimum property prices for foreigners
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Putrajaya is studying the possibility of increasing minimum property prices for foreign buyers Housing and Local Government Ministry secretary general Datuk Mohammad Mentek told a local business publication that “a new threshold will be set based on the condition of the local currency”.
Zuraida: Landfills to be phased out, more eco-friendly waste disposal systems to be adopted
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): The government wants to stop using landfills while studies are to be conducted to adopt more energy efficient and eco-friendly methods of waste disposal.
Condo development on football field will proceed, says KL mayor
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): The high-rise residential project on a football field in Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur would be allowed to proceed as scheduled by the authorities.
Nawawi to resign as KTMB chairman by end of this month
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Datuk Nawawi Ahmad has said that he will resign as chairman of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) by the end of this month, reported Bernama yesterday.
