Is it an indirect ‘Robin Hood’ budget?

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Three years ago, when former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was also the finance minister, unveiled Budget 2016, many labelled it the “Robin Hood” budget — a reference to a fictional character who took from the rich to give to the poor — simply because the personal income tax rate of those in the higher income bracket was raised.

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First-of-its kind innovative homeownership scheme launched for first-time homebuyers

SEMENYIH (Nov 4): Every family deserves a decent shelter over their heads but there are some of them who just can’t afford one, hence, the market needs an inclusive scheme that could bring all the stakeholders together to help those in need to find their ideal home while resolving the problem of market supply mismatch, said The Edge Media Group chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong.

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重点报道:云顶的蜕变

对于很多大马人来说,云顶高原的主题乐园是许多人最美好的童年回忆。 时间快转到现在,云顶已经进一步蜕变成更精彩的时尚生活和娱乐旅游地点。 如今的云顶俨然成为了屹立在山中的一座迷你城市。它拥有超过1万间客房和143万平方尺的时尚购物广场Sky Avenue,更有先进技术的缆车系统、著名餐厅、世界级规模的赌场以及Genting Highlands Premium Outlet名牌天堂。 在近期的专访中,云顶酒店营运高级副总裁拿督Edward Holloway告诉EdgeProp.

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Making affordable housing sexy

The design of affordable housing schemes have been pretty much the same everywhere – a few high-rise blocks that look like pigeon holes, a high density of small apartments with the typical 2-bedroom or 3-bedroom layouts.

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