Time to lift property cooling measures, says Rehda president

PETALING JAYA (April 17): The effect of property cooling measures imposed since 2014 has been "too effective" and it is perhaps time to remove them, said Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) president , said Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) president Datuk Soam Heng Choon.

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Will Covid-19 cause the 'mother of all crises' in Malaysia?

PETALING JAYA (April 17): With the International Monetary Fund predicting that Asia's economic growth will grind to a halt this year for the first time in six decades amid the Covid-19 pandemic; as people fear losing their jobs and companies fear closures - could this be the worst financial crisis Malaysia has ever seen? At the EdgeProp.

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MTUC sec-gen shocked by Azmin using Socso to pay for screenings

KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): MTUC secretary-general J Solomon has come out swinging against Azmin Ali's announcement that Socso funds would be used pay for the mandatory Covid-19 screening of employees who are allowed to operate during the movement control order (MCO), Malaysiakini reported today.

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Coalition reminds Selangor gov't to abandon Kuala Langat degazettement plan

KUALAL LUMPUR (April 17):The Coalition for the Protection of Selangor’s Forests has reminded the Selangor government that the fate of the planned degazettement of the Kuala Langat (North) Forest Reserve (KLNFR) remains uncertain, and they have urged that development plans for the irreplaceable habitat be abandoned, Malaysiakini reported today.

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