KPKT may help developers, home owners sell properties priced below RM500,000
PETALING JAYA (Sept 28): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) is looking at absorbing properties – both on the primary and secondary markets – priced at below RM500,000 into its pool of one million affordable homes.
Construction costs to drop by up to 5% with SST exemption, says CIDB chief executive
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): Construction costs of homes are expected to fall by 3% to 5% owing to the Sales and Service Tax (SST) exemption on basic construction materials, The Star daily reported Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) chief executive Datuk Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid saying today.
Cops didn't steal RM43.3m during raids at Najib-linked residences — report
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Commissioner Datuk Seri Amar Singh Ishar Singh has denied allegation that police stole RM43.
Sultan Azlan Shah airport to undergo upgrade
IPOH (September 28): Sultan Azlan Shah Airport will be upgraded to enhance passenger experience and improve aircraft traffic control.
Rove beetles plague Shineville Garden residents
GEORGE TOWN (September 28): The residents of Shineville Garden condominium in Ayer Itam have endured infestation of rove beetles, or “Charlie Ants”, for four years now.
Butterworth coastal reclamation plan revived
GEORGE TOWN (September 28): A plan to reclaim land along the coast of Pantai Bersih, which had been delayed for nearly 20 years has been revived by the Penang government.
Malaysia Smelting, Straits Trading ink MoU to unlock prime land in Butterworth
KUALA LUMPUR (September 28): Tin miner and metal producer Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd (MSC) has teamed up with its parent, The Straits Trading Company Ltd, to jointly explore options to unlock the value of land owned by both parties in Butterworth, Penang.
Crescendo's 2Q profit down 37% on lower profit margin
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 27): Property developer Crescendo Corp Bhd's second quarter net profit fell 36.
Guan Eng says may end up as the most unpopular finance minister — report
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 27): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured) said he may end up as the most unpopular finance minister in the nation's history.
