Developers urged to build more affordable homes
KUALA LUMPUR (April 27): Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah said the supply of affordable housing is not sufficient to meet demand.
20 investment projects confirmed for China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park
PETALING JAYA (March 21): As at the end of January, China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park (CMQIP) in Nanning, China, had confirmed that 20 investment projects would be set up in the start-up area of the industrial park, according to S P Setia Bhd executive vice president Datuk Koe Peng Kang.
Axis REIT’s earnings crimped by higher expenses
Axis Real Estate Investment Trust (Jan 19, RM1.
EPF invests RM250 mil in industrial development fund
PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has invested RM250 million into the AREA Industrial Development Fund (AIDF-1), for a 40% share, said EPF CEO Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan at the launch of the fund yesterday.
MBAM wishes import duties for heavy construction machinery reduced, normalisation of foreign workers
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) hopes to see a greater reduction in import duties for heavy construction machinery as well as a normalisation of foreign workers under the 6P Programme to Temporary Work Permit (PLKS) status, which can be renewed instead of deporting them back, in this Friday's Budget 2016 announcement.
Manufacturers turn to property to reverse fortunes
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 1): Faced with shrinking margins and market share in an increasingly competitive environment, more and more listed manufacturers are shifting their focus to the property development business to reverse their fortunes.
Industry should push for IBS, says KRI
KUALA LUMPUR: The local property development and construction industry should push for industrialised building systems (IBS) to stay competitive amid an influx of international firms.
