Developers not allowed to charge above RM500 administrative fee
The developer should not arbitrarily impose an exorbitant administrative fee and benefit itself for its own neglect in applying for the strata title.
Talam Transform disposing of Chinese unit with creditor rights for 72 million yuan
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 18): Talam Transform Bhd is selling its entire 85% stake in Jilin Province Maxcourt Hotel Ltd (JPMHL) together with an assignment amount of creditors rights to Jilin Provincial Expressway Group Co Ltd (JPEGCL) for a combined cash sum of 72.
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.
Apex court sets Feb 16 next year to hear leave to appeal in Najib and son's income tax appeal
PUTRAJAYA (Oct 29): The Federal Court on Friday (Oct 29) fixed Feb 16 next year to hear the appeals of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) and his son Datuk Nazifuddin Najib over the summary judgement entered against them over unpaid taxes of RM1.
High Court allows prosecution to start impeachment bid on Rosmah
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The High Court on Thursday (Oct 21) allowed the prosecution to commence impeachment proceedings against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured), which will see them using her statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) about her money-laundering case to grill her over her testimony in the ongoing solar hybrid project graft trial.
Najib, Nazifuddin granted interim stay of execution in tax arrears suit
PUTRAJAYA (Oct 21): Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pictured) and his son Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin were granted an interim stay of execution pending their bid for leave to appeal at the Federal Court against the summary judgment obtained by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) against them over unpaid income tax arrears at the High Court.
Raising the yardstick on affordable housing
From the outside, the newly-completed Sofiya Residensi in the popular Desa ParkCity township in Kuala Lumpur gives no hint of what this project stands for.
Rosmah denies having any quarrels with witnesses after accusing them of conspiring against her
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): A day after accusing prosecution witnesses of conspiring to secure her conviction for graft, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured) admitted at the High Court on Thursday that she had no quarrels with them.
Rosmah: Wives of previous PMs not active in welfare work like me
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured) told the High Court on Thursday she did not know if the wives of previous prime ministers — including her mother-in-law Tun Rahah Mohd Noah — had used the title of First Lady of Malaysia.
Unfair to apply same maintenance rate on all parcel owners of mixed development – Burgess Rawson responds to High Court ruling
PETALING JAYA (Oct 6): There is no correlation between the selling price of a parcel and the apportionment of maintenance cost for common property, thus it’s unfair and unreasonable to apply a uniform rate of maintenance charges on the parcel owner of a mixed development, said Burgess Rawson Management Sdn Bhd managing director Wong Kok Soo.
