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PETALING JAYA: Its personalised service and social media engagement with customers have helped property developer Oriental Interest Bhd clear off some unsold units from its projects in the current market downturn.

PUTRAJAYA (May 27): The Malaysian government is treating illegal workers fairly, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob insisted today, despite criticisms from certain quarters that the government is mistreating them.

While Parliament in the Republic of Singapore has promptly passed an Act titled: Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act, 2020 (ACT) and was immediately assented to by the President and gazetted on April 9, 2020 and operational April 7, 2020, Malaysia is deferring the tabling of the bill to the 2nd Parliamentary sitting between July 27, 2020 to Sept 10, 2020.

PETALING JAYA (Mar 17):The Malaysian Institute of Professional Estate Agents and Consultants (MIPEAC) and the Persatuan Perunding Hartanah Muslim Malaysia (PEHAM) have urged the public to come forward and lodge reports with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVAEP) and the police if they come across any illegal real estate brokers.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): The SRC International Sdn Bhd trial today, which is nearing the conclusion of the defence stage, will see MIC legal advisor Selva Mookiah take the witness stand.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 30): A waste contractor pleaded guilty and was fined RM13,000 in the first illegal dumping case to be prosecuted in Putrajaya on Jan 20, the Star reported today.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 12): Two waste contractors were charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Dec 9 for illegally dumping construction waste on government land in Kuala Lumpur, the Star reported today.

With the approaching deadline creeping up, the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) is urging illegal factory owners to take advantage of the incentives offered by the Selangor state to legalise their operating premises.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 12): The real property gains tax (RPGT) is still part of the Malaysian property market landscape, but Putrajaya has heeded public opinion and making enhancements by revising the base year of calculation.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 11): An illegal quarry in Teluk Bahang is still mining thousands of tonnes of granite despite a stop-work order by the Penang Island City Council (MBPP), an online report by The Star said today.