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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Malaysians might have breathed a sigh a relief too soon after the goods and services tax was removed a few months ago as the government will be introducing more taxes to pare down the whopping national debts.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 9): The Pusat Bandar Puchong LRT station lift broke down leaving disabled commuters stranded with no way to exit the station.

​PETALING JAYA (Oct 9): Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) will be taking action against assessment and rent defaulters after it revealed RM525 million in outstanding revenue as at August, reported The Star.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 9): The government is considering introducing staggered school holidays according to region, in an effort to reduce overcrowding at tourist spots.

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.

  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.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 9): Addressing the issue of unsold properties, a think tank has proposed that developers rent unsold units to youths who otherwise cannot afford to own home.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 9): The government is mulling a reduction in  compliance costs for affordable housing developments by saving developers the burden of undertaking the construction of certain utilities infrastructure.

Issued by MMC-Gamuda Oct 8 Reference is made to the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) media statement dated Oct 7 in relation to the MRT 2 Project (project).

KUALA LUMPUR (October 9): The Pakatan Harapan government is looking to review its promise of building one million affordable homes as it now feels the country may not need that many units to address the affordable housing issue, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.