UN-Habitat and Think City join hands to enrich cities in Malaysia and the world
PETALING JAYA (May 28): UN-Habitat has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in London with Think City for a strategic partnership to advocate and promote the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), specifically SDG 11, which aims to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Maybank aims to disburse RM10b loans this year
PETALING JAYA (April 30): Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) aims to provide RM10 billion in loans under its MaxiHome Ezy scheme this year, reported Bernama.
Unsold Property Enquiry System Malaysia launched
KAJANG (April 17): The Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) under the Ministry of Finance has launched the Unsold Property Enquiry System Malaysia (UPESM) to help homebuyers make more informed decisions.
S’pore seeks public feedback on short-term rentals
PETALING JAYA (April 16): Singapore (pictured) has begun seeking public feedback on allowing private rents to be rented on a short-term basis, similar to those on Airbnb, reported Reuters.
Court of Appeal rules that homebuyers must be heard before extension of time is applied
PETALING JAYA (March 30): The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government must give homebuyers the right to be heard before developers are given an extension of time (EOT) to complete a project, the Court of Appeal ruled today.
KPKT to redevelop old houses
KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): The government has plans to redevelop old houses “for the comfort and benefit of the people in the country”, minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) Tan Sri Noh Omar (pictured) said yesterday.
Flats in Terengganu upgraded via 1Malaysia Maintenance Fund
KUALA TERENGGANU (Feb 20): The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government has approved the allocation of RM11 million for the upgrading of 17 medium-low and low cost flats in Terengganu since 2014 until last year.
Weida doubles net profit in 3Q on higher revenue, lower overheads
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Weida (M) Bhd more than doubled its net profit in the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2017 (3QFY18) to RM8.
Up to 40% of new buildings in Malaysia are "greener"
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): About 40% of new buildings in the country have green building initiatives, with their builders designing them so that they are more energy-efficient, with zero carbon emission, Bernama reported today.
