Owns only one, not 64 plots, says YWP
KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP) said it owns only one plot of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) land and not all the 64 lots, as claimed by Kepong Member of Parliament Lim Lip Eng.
House foreign workers in hostels, not public housing
Petaling Jaya (June 13): Penang has called on the new Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin to build hostels for foreign workers in areas where they are employed in large numbers, such as production-driven maufacturing sites.
Teresa Kok dismisses report over FT ministership
PETALING JAYA (June 13): Seputeh MP Teresa Kok has refuted a report that she will be sworn in as Federal Territories Minister.
TTDI vs DBKL: new court date fixed in Sept
PETALING JAYA (June 13): The next hearing for the judicial review of the development at Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) has been fixed at Sept 26 and 27 at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
BPS’s ownership reorganisation plan to continue, acquisition in 2012 done via tender
PETALING JAYA (June 13): The shareholders and management of Battersea Power Station (BPS) will continue the reorganisation of ownership for BPS phase 2 as it will bring long-term investment yield to all stakeholders, said BPS developers Sime Darby Property Bhd and S P Setia Group Bhd in a joint statement today.
'Private land leasing for housing' idea first mooted by Iskandar Investment
PETALING JAYA (June 13): Iskandar Investment Bhd (IIB), a strategic developer of Medini in Johor, had brought up the idea of a scheme to allow private companies to lease out freehold land for housing development, back in 2012, reported SunBiz.
‘Uncertainty over Felda board puts KLVC probe on hold’
KUALA LUMPUR: Investigations into the Kuala Lumpur Vertical City (KLVC) development are being held up by uncertainties about project owner Federal Land Development Authority’s (Felda) board of directors, according to sources, following the change in government after the May 9 national polls.
Tiger Synergy undertakes RM22m property project in Klang
KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): Tiger Synergy Bhd is to undertake a RM22.
Government mulling 30% refund for public housing tenants to ease home ownership
NILAI (June 12): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said the ministry would consider implementing the SelangorKu model at the national level to enable youths to own a roof over their heads.
Kedah govt to review state housing policy
PETALING JAYA (June 12): The new Kedah state government will review the state housing policy set by its predecessor to ensure that each project can be fully utilised by their target group, reported Bernama.
