Johor municipal councillors to be given decision-making powers
KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): The state government of Johor wants to give its municipal councillors decision and policy making powers in preparation for local council elections.
Toll charges will be abolished, but later
PETALING JAYA (July 13): A number of things will need to be taken into account before toll collection can be abolished, says Works Minister Baru Bian.
Share unit weightage – the next ‘time bomb’ in property management?
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPK) committee member for research YL Lum foresees that the calculation of share unit weightage in strata-titled properties will be the next ‘time bomb’ in property management.
Maintenance fees and inter-floor leakage top cases in Strata Management Tribunal
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Cases related to maintenance fees collection and inter-floor leakage top the list of claims filed by house owners to the Strata Management Tribunal (SMT), said Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) senior legal officer Roshan Karthi Kayan.
LEAP jumps into anti-TAED fray
PETALING JAYA (July 12): Sabah non-governmental organisation (NGO) Land Empowerment Animals People (LEAP) has joined the chorus of voices objecting the contentious Tanjung Aru Eco-Development (TAED) in Kota Kinabalu, reported The Star.
Be aware of challenges to forming sub-MCs
PETALING JAYA (July 12): Forming a subsidiary management corporation (sub-MC) is no easy feat as it is fraught with challenges, said Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) past honorary secretary general Chan Keat Lim.
Two more projects in Penang apply for rent-to-own scheme
PETALING JAYA (July 12): Two more projects in Penang are applying to be able to sell their units via the rent-to-own scheme, reported The Star.
Abdul Wahid Omar retires as Amanah Harta Tanah PNB chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar (pictured) has retired from his position as chairman of property trust fund Amanah Harta Tanah PNB (AHP).
MRT Corp still studying cost cutting measures for MRT2
PETALING JAYA (Jul 11): The analysis to reduce the cost of construction for the MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line (MRT2) is still ongoing, and Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) said it might “take some time” for it to finalise the study.
Govt looking into hiking minimum property prices for foreigners
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Putrajaya is studying the possibility of increasing minimum property prices for foreign buyers Housing and Local Government Ministry secretary general Datuk Mohammad Mentek told a local business publication that “a new threshold will be set based on the condition of the local currency”.
