'CEP is usurping the power of the government' says Umno Sec-Gen
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): The Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) have more power than the ministers, said Umno secretary-general Annuar Musa today.
Hotel-office development proposed at Residensi HELP building
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) has received a proposal to convert the institutional land status of the former HELP University student accommodation to commercial, which would pave the way for the development of a mixed-use commercial building.
New national housing policy out earlier in September — minister
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): A new national housing policy is scheduled to be unveiled three months earlier in September, says Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Deputy speaker asks minister to ensure cows do not stay in condominiums
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Cows and condos.
Ideas: Malaysia needs to be ready for the property bubble to burst
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): The Malaysian government needs to be ready for the nation's property bubble to burst and the risk that this could lead to an economic crisis, following spectacular growth in the high-end property segment, according to the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas).
CEP’s powers questioned as it is 'unelected and unaccountable'
KUALA LUMPUR (Jul 24): The Council of Eminent Persons’ (CEP) authority came into question today in Parliament, particularly on matters surrounding its chairman Tun Daim Zainuddin’s official visit to China on behalf of Malaysia.
Pahang Regent welcomes review on ECRL price tag
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): The Regent of Pahang Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said he welcomed Putarjaya’s move to review the cost of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega project.
CCC-ECRL confirms staff lay-offs following suspension of ECRL project
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) has taken the necessary steps to rationalise its workforce in view of the finance ministry’s (MoF) instruction to suspend work on the 688km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, according to its media statement yesterday.
ECRL contractor confirms staff layoffs
PETALING JAYA (July 23): China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) has confirmed that it is rationalising its staff count following the suspension of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), without stating the number of employees cut.
