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PETALING JAYA (Sept 29): The only way developers can bring property prices down is by cutting their profit margins, said a property industry observer.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 25): Sapura Energy Bhd’s wholly-owned units have secured three new jobs and a contract extension valued at about RM815 million.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has urged developers to lower prices of homes as construction materials and services are exempted from the Sales and Service Tax (SST), or the government will review the waiver.

Following the abolishment of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Sales and Service Tax (SST) kicked off on Sept 1 promptly, but without a complete list of chargeable items, surprising many business operators and consumers.

SHAH ALAM (Sept 21): The Real Estate and Housing Developersʼ Association (Rehda) is conducting a case study on building costs after the implementation of the Sales and Service Tax (SST) regime.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 20): Sentosa Cove – Singapore's luxury waterfront enclave which recently appeared in the box-office hit 'Crazy Rich Asians' – was dealt another blow by higher stamp duty on foreign purchasers, further hurting the prospects of its already slow-moving real estate market, reported Bloomberg.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Consumer spending — which accelerated during the tax holiday period from June to September that saw a mad rush for automotive purchases — is expected to decline from the fourth quarter (4Q18) onwards following the implementation of the sales and service tax (SST) on Sept 1, say economists.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): Seventy-five per cent of shops and restaurants are not subject to the new tax system that replaced the goods and services tax (GST), following the increase of annual turnover threshold for the sales and services tax (SST) to RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Property developer Thriven Global Bhd, formerly known as Mulpha Land Bhd, is targeting an exponential growth in its top and bottom lines supported by unbilled sales of over RM460 million as well as new sales.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): The reintroduction of the Sales and Services Tax (SST), slated in September, is unlikely to reduce house prices despite cost savings of at least 1% to 2% for property developers, said Paramount Corp Bhd group CEO and director Jeffrey Chew.