Zuraida: HOC will not integrate with MM2H

PETALING JAYA (Oct 30): The government has no plans to integrate the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme with the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) as the two schemes have different objectives, said the Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

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Mohd Khairudin Abdul Halim leads JPPH, BOVAEP

PETALING JAYA (Oct 30): Mohd Khairudin Abdul Halim has been appointed the director general of valuation and property services of the Department of Valuation and Property Services (JPPH) and the president of the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVAEP).

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IDEAS: Developers can rent out unsold homes

PETALING JAYA (Oct 30): The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) has suggested to developers that they can try renting out unsold homes since there is a property overhang situation, reported Free Malaysia Today (FMT).

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房屋趣:七个地名的由来

你参观了吉隆坡市中心最新的景点——生命之河(River of Life)了吗?。而当你漫步在这个Gombak 河和 Klang河口交汇处时,你是否知道你脚下土地的历史? 在国文中,Kuala是指两条河流汇合之处,而Lumpur则是泥泞的意思,因此,Kuala Lumpur合在一起就是 “泥泞汇合处”。 尽管如此,吉隆坡地名的由来,还是有其他说法。例如,当初这座城市的名字是Pengkalan Lumpur,也就是泥泞码头的意思。另外,也有人说这个地名来自于广东方言的 “烂芭”,意指泥泞满布的森林地。 吉隆坡地名由来众说纷纭,也缺乏该名字真正来源的确实记载。不过,从各种不同的版本中,我们几乎可以肯定的是,吉隆坡在以前应该就是一片充满泥泞沼泽的森林。 然而,正式因为不同的说法,我们才得以知道许多有趣的故事,从而对脚下的土地有更深的了解。 而以下是EdgeProp.

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