Staggered school holidays to reduce tourist spot congestion?
GEORGE TOWN (Oct 9): The government is considering introducing staggered school holidays according to region, in an effort to reduce overcrowding at tourist spots.
Maximum loan tenure could be extended up to 40 years for affordable home buyers
PETALING JAYA (Oct 9): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is proposing a more flexible loan package with flexible interest rates and an extended maximum loan tenure for affordable home buyers, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
No plans to give incentives to developers using IBS, says KPKT
PETALING JAYA (Oct 9): Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said the government is not planning to provide any incentives for property developers using the Industrialised Building System (IBS) to build homes.
Gamuda, MMC lose RM2.6b in market value
KUALA LUMPUR (October 9): Gamuda Bhd and MMC Corp Bhd saw a combined RM2.
MMC says no termination notice of MRT2 underground contract received yet
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): MMC Corp Bhd said today MMC Gamuda KVMRT (T) Sdn Bhd has not received any notice from Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) or the government pertaining to the termination of the Mass Rapid Transit Line 2 (MRT2) underground contract.
Current housing policies must change, said Asli chairperson
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (Asli) chairperson Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah said there is a need to change existing legislation for the real estate industry as the laws have not kept up with the pace of nation’s economic and social landscape.
Guan Eng: Malaysia is definitely not on austerity mode
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is "definitely not on an austerity mode", Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said, as the government prepares for the upcoming Budget 2019, which will be tabled on Nov 2.
More land needed from state government for affordable housing projects, says KPKT
KUALA LUMPUR: (Oct 8): State governments play an important in providing affordable homes for the B40 and M40 groups as they can provide more land suitable for the development of affordable homes to the federal government, said Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Does Lim Lip Eng want to see us all live on the streets? — JST resident
PETALING JAYA (October 8): Residents of Jinjang Selatan Tambahan (JST) were promised to be relocated, but have yet to receive updates on the matter from Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng.
MACC summons Ahmad Zahid for questioning on Wednesday — report
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has summoned Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for questioning at its headquarters in Putrajaya on Wednesday (Oct 10), according to Malaysiakini.
