News about state

GEORGE TOWN (March 23): Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pictured) will prepare a report to be submitted to DAP secretary general Anthony Loke regarding the implementation of new quit rent (land tax) rates, which came into effect on Jan 1 in the state.

This article appeared in the March 12, 2026 issue of the monthly print edition.

PETALING JAYA (March 19): Malaysia’s property sector recorded transaction values of RM241.

  PETALING JAYA (March 17): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) Institute will lead a delegation of Malaysian industry leaders on a study mission to the UK from March 19 to 25.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Semantan Estate (1952) Sdn Bhd has filed a further discovery application to obtain pre-Merdeka land records and zoning documents for its upcoming compensation assessment proceedings.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Malaysia may see moderate property project delays and rising construction costs with protracted geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, developers cautioned.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) said over two-thirds of prospective homebuyers in Malaysia fail to obtain financing for property purchases, mainly due to high debt obligations and inadequate income levels.

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SEREMBAN (March 12): The husband of an actress pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Wednesday to a charge of cheating a man of RM270,811 over non-existent alienated state land last year Mohd Apri Hazreen Mohd Aziz, 41, entered the plea after the charge was read out to him before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam.

PETALING JAYA (March 11): GAP Estate, a property agency specialising in industrial real estate, recorded its highest gross development value (GDV) to date, achieving RM885 million in sales in 2025.