2018-2020 tourist arrival, receipt targets lowered
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): Malaysia has revised down its forecast for the number of tourist arrivals for 2020 by 17% to a more realistic figure of 30 million, from an earlier target of 36 million.
The Malaysian vision — ‘To create a better society with our existence’
Country Garden Holdings was founded by a man who literally began building brick by brick (he was a bricklayer) in Guangdong, China.
Forest City has seen “significant increase” in S'porean, M'sian buyers
PETALING JAYA (Sept 12): There is a significant increase in Singaporean and Malaysian buyers of Forest City units thanks to marketing efforts in its sales galleries within both countries, said Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd (CGPV) in a press statement today.
S P Setia presents travel packages worth RM150,000 to buyers
SETIA ALAM (Sept 8): S P Setia Bhd has given away travel packages worth some RM150,000 to seven lucky buyers who purchased a property during the developer's "Jet Set with Setia 2.
Country View gets RM232m loan to part-finance land purchase in Iskandar Puteri
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): Country View has accepted banking facilities totalling RM232 million to part-finance the purchase of a piece of 164-acre vacant land in Iskandar Puteri, Johor.
Forest City for foreigners, wooden houses for locals? Ok la, Dr M tells Johor MB
PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad jibed at Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian, saying he would support the latter if he wanted to allow foreigners to reside in Forest City while locals lived in wooden houses.
Muar traders relieved over reversal on Chinese characters on shops
PETALING JAYA (Sept 9): Traders at Jalan Sisi in Muar, Johor, expressed relief over the quick reversal of a notice to remove Chinese characters on their pre-war shophouses, reported The Star.
No racial element in Muar signage incident, says Johor govt
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): The Johor administration has denied there were racial issues revolving around the Muar shop signage removal incident.
Johor to formulate clearer housing guidelines
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): After the negative limelight over the US$100 billion Forest City mega project in Johor, the state government will now come up with clearer guidelines on residential development, especially involving the issue of gazetted international land.
‘Missing’ Johor affordable homes not built yet, says exco
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): Umno Youth claimed that some homes were “missing” in Johor’s affordable housing scheme (RMMJ) but it looks like they have not even been built yet.
