Amendments to land laws will attract more foreign investors, says Wan Junaidi
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.
Local rail companies to form consortium
MALAYSIAN Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), which is a unit of the Prime Minister’s Department, is in the midst of preparing a White Paper on how local rail companies can benefit from the large number of rail-related jobs being dished out and participate in the projects.
Boustead aims to launch 1 Cochrane condos early next year
PETALING JAYA (July 26): Boustead Holdings Bhd aims to launch its 1 Cochrane condominiums in Cheras early next year, said divisional director under property Datuk Seri Ghazali Mohd Ali (pictured).
MyHSR Corp appoints technical advisor for Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail
PETALING JAYA (July 26): Following the recent signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail (KL-SG HSR) by both the Malaysian and Singaporean governments, MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd (MyHSR) has selected CH2M as its technical advisor for the landmark cross-border project.
PPESW-BPSB JV clinches Pan Borneo Highway job
KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): A joint venture (JV) between Bina Puri Holdings Bhd and Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd yesterday received and accepted a letter of award from Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd for the proposed development and upgrade of Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak for a contract sum of RM1.
Public Bank lowers BR, BLR by 23 bps
KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): Public Bank Bhd announced yesterday that it will reduce its base rate (BR) and base lending rate (BLR) or base financing rate by 23 basis points (bps) from tomorrow onwards, following Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) move to cut the overnight policy rate by 25 bps to 3%.
Concorde KL to be demolished to unlock land value
LONG-established Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur — which is linked to Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, entrepreneur Tan Sri Syed Yusof Syed Nasir and Singaporean tycoon Ong Beng Seng — may be torn down to make way for a multibillion-ringgit integrated project, documents show.
Gamuda Land’s Jadite Suites achieves 82.8 CONQUAS score
KAJANG (July 25): Gamuda Land’s serviced apartment project Jadite Suites in Kajang has achieved a Construction Quality Assessment System (CONQUAS) score of 82.
Ipoh not proposing to raise parking charges
IPOH (July 25): The Ipoh City Council (MBI) is not proposing to raise car parking charges in the city unlike the move implemented by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
