The highest-priced deals in town in 2017
Slowdown or not, there are still multi-million ringgit deals to be made and last year saw its fair share of real estate transactions of above RM10 million each.
PNB confirms Wahid Omar to leave PNB, Zeti to be new chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (June 29): Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), the investment arm of Yayasan Pelaburan Bumiputera (YPB), has confirmed that its group chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar will be leaving, with effect from June 30, 2018.
Steering the course for Penang
Newly appointed Penang Chief Minister (CM) Chow Kon Yeow is not an unfamiliar face in the state.
Gamuda 3Q profit up 17%; MD Lin’s contract renewed for another five years
KUALA LUMPUR (June 28): Gamuda Bhd’s net profit in its third quarter ended April 30, 2018 (3QFY18) grew 17% to RM200.
Full cabinet list circulating on social media inaccurate, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (June 26): The full cabinet list circulating on social media is inaccurate, reported the news portal Malaysiakini today.
KPKT to work with Sarawak to build homes for Sarawakians
PUTRAJAYA (June 26): Housing and Local Government Minister (KPKT) Zuraida Kamaruddin said the ministry will be working with the Sarawak government to solve housing issues in the state.
Erosion: Graves in Muslim cemetery collapse into Sarawak river
KUALA LUMPUR (June 26): More than 100 graves in a Muslim cemetery in Seruai, Spaoh district, Sarawak have collapsed into the Sungai Saribas owing to soil erosion According Batang Lupar PKR branch chief Abang Zulkifli Engkeh, the soil erosion is believed to be caused by sand mining and dredging activities in and around the Sungai Saribas carried out by a private company, Bernama reported yesterday.
MIEA: Market confidence positive but catalysts lacking for property market
PETALING JAYA (June 22): The change in government may have boosted confidence in the market, but real estate agents and negotiators have yet to experience any significant impact as there are still many uncertainties ahead, said the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) president-elect Lim Boon Ping.
Anti-graft report lodged over road project in Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): A political party in Sarawak has made a report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over the construction of the 22km Nanga Ngungun-Nanga Jagau Road in Kanowit, Sibu.
Azmin tells Felda to undertake forensic audit
KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali has instructed the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda), which is embroiled in several controversial deals, to undertake an “external forensic audit to get to the bottom of this”.
