Flash floods in Penang after heavy rainfall
GEORGE TOWN (July 30): Due to heavy rain that fell throughout the night, several areas in Penang have experienced flash floods today.
Penang expo to showcase affordable homes
PETALING JAYA (July 30): Penang State Housing, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), and the Election Commission (EC) will join 13 developers, at the Penang Affordable Housing Expo where a total of 6,284 units of modestly priced housing will be available.
Works Ministry says reviewing highway toll removal proposals
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): The Works Ministry said it is reviewing proposals for the removal of highway tolls in stages as the move involves huge implications.
Kepong residents fear worsening traffic due to apartment project
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Metro Prima high-rise residents in Kepong worry about congestion and a lack of parking in their neighbourhood due to the new four-block apartment project being built.
Judges literally clean up court house
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Due to a janitors strike, judges including the Chief Justice and the Chief Judge of Malaya, joined a gotong-royong, to sweep and mop corridors, as well as wash all the toilets in the 8 storey building.
Boon Koon stays focused on property ambitions
KUALA LUMPUR: Boon Koon Group Bhd, which announced its foray into property development mid last year, is staying focused on its ambitions despite a perceived slowdown in the property market.
New property launches to boost Ho Hup’s profit growth
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Construction and property development player Ho Hup Construction Co Bhd is expecting profit growth to accelerate in the financial year ending Dec 31, 2019 (FY19), given better earnings visibility from its RM1.
UPDATE: 1MDB land surreptitiously sold to Cayman Islands firm
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Despite a freeze imposed by the Penang state government on transactions involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) Air Itam land in Penang, all 234 acres (94.
MRCB-George Kent JV, Prasarana welcome LRT3 probe to allay all doubts
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): MRCB George Kent Sdn Bhd (MRCBGK), the project delivery partner of the 37km light rail transit Line 3 (LRT3) project, said it has been cooperating closely with the finance ministry in reducing the cost of the project, welcoming media reports that the authorities have begun investigations into the LRT3 to determine if there were elements of corruption and financial mismanagement.
A cat helps her family hunt for a house
Home buying can be a stressful and tiring process, what more if you are doing it for the first time.
