News about state

GEORGE TOWN (June 3): Penang will review possible improvement measures, including strengthening compliance with fire safety requirements for old and heritage buildings, following the fire at the Odeon building on Jalan Penang here, which claimed the life of a Myanmar construction worker last Saturday.

IPOH (June 3): A city cannot thrive on physical infrastructure alone as arts, culture and human connection are equally important in creating communities with a sense of belonging and identity, says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): The High Court still wants the federal government and the liquidator of Semantan Estate (1952) Sdn Bhd to explore the possibility of mediation before the court delivers its decision on mesne profit (trespass compensation) to the company following the occupation of the now prime "Duta enclave" land it had deemed to have trespassed on since it was acquired in December 1956.

PUTRAJAYA (May 20): Two police reports have been lodged against allegations that houses in Taman Segar, Cheras had been changed from leasehold to freehold, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh said.

PETALING JAYA (May 20): PropNex Malaysia's May open house this weekend (May 23 and 24) will showcase 17 homes from the Klang Valley, Penang and across the South China Sea in Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): Malaysia’s housing financing structure may require a more sustainable approach as longer mortgage tenures are increasingly placing financial pressure on middle-income households and affecting long-term economic well-being.

PETALING JAYA (May 19): Malaysia has launched the Asia Pacific Urban Agenda Platform (AP-UAP) in a move to streamline regional urban cooperation into a structured, action-driven framework across Asia-Pacific countries.

PETALING JAYA (May 19): The government will rely more heavily on public-private partnerships (PPP) to deliver large-scale developments under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP).

PETALING JAYA (May 19): Stronger resident participation, local leadership and community stewardship can create a liveable, resilient and sustainable public housing, according to a study by Think City Sdn Bhd.

PETALING JAYA (May 19): Real estate technology group Juwai IQI gathered hundreds of agents, executives and property professionals from across its global network in Kuala Lumpur on May 13 and 14 for what the company described as its largest international convention to date.