MIEA appoints Soma Sundram as CEO
PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) has appointed Soma Sundram Krisnaswamy as its CEO.
No racial element in Muar signage incident, says Johor govt
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): The Johor administration has denied there were racial issues revolving around the Muar shop signage removal incident.
Taib Mahmud's son to file counter claim against Bangsar ID firm
PETALING JAYA (Sept 3): Ivy Craft Sdn Bhd, a company that belongs to Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir, son of Sarawak governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, will file a counterclaim against interior design firm Tatum (KL) Sdn Bhd for a sum in excess of RM2 million.
Development land near public transport should be used for affordable housing, said Minister of Youth and Sports
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Minister of Youth and Sports Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman called for development land located near public transport infrastructure to be allocated for affordable housing developments, instead of selling them to the highest bidder from the private sector.
Syed Saddiq: Categorically opposes removal of Chinese signage in Muar
PETALING JAYA (September 6): Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman today expressed an objection towards the "forceful removal" of local retailers’ trademark signage by the local council, as reported by Malaysiakini.
More Highland Towers unit owners identified
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): The Highland Towers Redevelopment Committee, which was initiated by the Housing and Local Government (KPKT), has discovered the ownership status of more units within the doomed Highland Towers condominium at Bukit Antarabangsa, Kuala Lumpur, said the ministry in a press statement today.
Selangor: Big fall in dengue fatalities and cases
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): There was a time when dengue cases and deaths in the state of Selangor were quite high but things have since improved.
Building Act to be amended to allow slope monitoring, landslide prevention actions
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): Putrajaya will table an amendment to the Street Building Drainage Act 1974 which will allow local governments to carry out safety inspections on slopes within their jurisdiction, including those on private properties, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
KL MPs now get to discuss DBKL’s budget
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): More momentous things are happening with a new government in Putrajaya.
Govt may review foreign property purchase policies – report
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): Putrajaya may review policies on foreign property purchases as it investigates the ownership of properties by non-Malaysians in the RM410 billion-Forest City in Johor.
