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Ideas senior fellow questions plan for ‘relaxed’ housing loan policy
KUALA LUMPUR (July 6): The central bank’s plan to formulate a “relaxed” housing loan scheme to ease up the loan process for the middle 40% (M40) and the bottom 40% (B40) segments of the population may not be a move in the right direction and could worsen the problem, said a senior fellow of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) in response to Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin’s announcement early this week.
Relaxing lending rules may not be a good move, says IDEAS
PETALING JAYA (July 5): The proposed mortgage with less stringent lending requirements by banks mooted by the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) that is aimed at benefiting the M40 and B40 groups may not be a good move, said the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) senior fellow Dr Carmelo Ferlito.
DBKL to include shophouses and industrial areas in sanitation blueprint
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) plans to include shophouses and industrial areas in its sanitation blueprint and city ratings after it successfully rated 22 areas within Kuala Lumpur’s 11 constituencies, pending discussions with the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT), reported The Star.
Stockbroker’s MGO for TA Enterprise could trigger takeover of TA Global
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): TA Global Bhd shareholders stand to receive a mandatory general offer (MGO) from Datuk Tony Tiah Thee Kian if his interest in stockbroking group TA Enterprise Bhd crosses the 50% mark.
FT Minister: UMNO appointees on DBKL Advisory Board have to go
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): Advisory Board members of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) who were politically appointed must step down as Barisan Nasional is no longer in power in Putrajaya.
ECRL, SSER projects ordered to cease work
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project and two projects under the finance ministry (MoF) unit Suria Strategic Energy Resources Sdn Bhd (SSER), namely the Multi-Product Pipeline (MPP) and the Trans-Sabah Gas Pipeline (TSGP) projects, have been instructed to suspend all works with immediate effect.
FT minister: We will review Taman Rimba Kiara high-rise development
The Federal Territories Ministry will review the deal for a high-rise development at Taman Rimba Kiara, The Malaysian Insight reported its minister Khalid Samad (pictured) saying today.
ECRL contractor has “no choice” but follow suspension order
PETALING JAYA (July 4): China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has “no choice” but to follow the suspension order issued by Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd over the controversial East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, it said in a statement today.
Lawyer says gag order in Najib’s case violates freedom of expression
KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Civil rights lawyer Syahredzan Johan has questioned the need to issue an interim gag order on the media in ex-Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s court case.
