MyCC: Higher conveyancing fees conflict with govt's bid to improve housing affordability
The commission said the imposition of fixed conveyancing fees is inconsistent with the fact that litigation fees in Malaysia do not follow fixed rates.
Apex court rules sensitive hill top or hill slope development projects need National Physical Planning Council approval
Judge Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan, who wrote the unanimous decision, ruled Section 22(2A) said the development affecting hill tops or hill slopes are no longer merely an issue of local state governance.
COB must be more proactive in solving strata building problems, especially leakage – Ng Sze Han
“Strata-based developments are becoming more common in urban or semi-urban areas such as Kuala Selangor.
Klang council hunts for litterbugs with plainclothes officers
Image by jcomp on Freepik They are part of MPK’s Environmental Services Department’s enforcement division and they have swung into action at the North Klang bus station, Jalan Pos Baru, as the place is known for being “a hotspot for littering,” PETALING JAYA (Sept 30): The Klang Municipal Council (MPK) has adopted a novel way to catch litterbugs in action - it has deployed a team plainclothes officers to nab those who litter.
Selayang Municipal Council goes for assets of assessment tax defaulters
“We seized assets that were equal in value to the amount owed.
Public has up to June 29 to feedback MPAJ’s new plan, including MRT 3 alignment and new highway
KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): The draft Ampang Jaya Municipal Council Local Plan 2035 (RT MPAJ) was unveiled on May 30.
Malaysia Green Building Council launches malaysiaGBC Carbon Score
PETALING JAYA (Nov 30): The Malaysia Green Building Council (malaysiaGBC), in conjunction with the World Green Building Council’s Advancing Net Zero project, announced the launch of the malaysiaGBC Carbon Score (MCS) initiative on Saturday (Nov 27).
Ex-state executive councillor, two others ordered to enter defence in charge for receiving bribes from property developers
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): The High Court in Johor Bahru on Sunday ordered ex-Johor executive council member Datuk Abd Latif Bandi, his son and a former real estate consultant to enter their defence against 37 corruption and money laundering charges involving more than RM30 million as the prosecution had proven a prima facie case against the accused, who were charged in 2017 for receiving bribes from property developers who requested for the change in bumiputra land status in Malaysia.
Govt considers allowing vaccinated travellers from certain countries to enter M'sia without mandatory quarantine
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): The government is considering opening the nation's borders to vaccinated travellers from certain countries without having to undergo mandatory quarantine, according to National Recovery Council (NRC) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
ECKL welcomes govt's announcement to move Klang Valley into Phase 2 of NRP; clearer prospects of achieving 4% GDP growth
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Economic Club of Kuala Lumpur (ECKL) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar has welcomed the government’s announcement to move Klang Valley into the second phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), pointing out that this move will make the prospects of achieving 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year clearer.
