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IN line with expectations, Malaysia’s property market in 2015 did not perform as well as it did in 2014.

GEORGE TOWN (April 6): The Federal Government is willing to provide input on the RM27 billion Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP), according to Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 23): The Chinese communities living in new Chinese villages and fishing villages should take advantage of the natural and quaint settings of their settlements by opening up homestay businesses to cater to tourists, especially those from China, according to Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): DAP National vice-chairman has urged the Vivekananda Ashram trustees not to appeal the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s dismissal today of their application for a judicial review of the federal government’s decision to gazette the ashram.

WHEN it comes to choosing a foreign destination to invest in property, Japan would not typically be the first country Malaysians think of.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan is in the midst of engaging Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to be more lenient with the loan approval requirements for low-cost houses built by the government.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): The new enhanced highway concession agreements will see toll rate hikes become conditional instead of the current automatic rate increase mechanism.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 26): The annual rate of appreciation for homes has dropped from 12.

GEORGE TOWN (Nov 2): The fatal Second Penang Bridge scaffold collapse and the Menara Umno fin wall collapse in June 2013 could and should had been prevented if “gross human errors were not committed”, said a Penang Commission of Inquiry report on the two incidents.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Profit Consortium Sdn Bhd will soon meet with the 211 Plaza Rakyat buyers to discuss compensation for the lots they purchased 20 years ago for the now defunct development.