Call to scrap proposed North Coast Paired Road
Tanjung Bungah residents want the proposed new road from Teluk Bahang to their neighbourhood scrapped after realising it entails deforestation and construction on slopes with gradients steeper than 25 degree. Through the Tanjung Bungah Residents Association (TBRA), 400 of them signed a petition against the North Coastal Paired Road (NCPR) ... Read More
Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2A reclamation to complete in 2H 2018, first launch in 2019
Eastern & Oriental Bhd’s (E&O) net profit increased 6.5-fold to RM21.24mil for the first quarter of the financial year ending March 31, 2018 from RM3.24mil in the corresponding period last year. The lifestyle property developer attributed its earnings growth to its property segment, which witnessed higher revenue recognition from ongoing ... Read More
Customs Dept quarters demolished to make way for PR1MA
Residential units at the former Customs Department quarters in Jalan Kampung Kastam here are being demolished to make way for a 1Malaysia Housing Project (PR1MA) effort. A statement by the Office of the Land and Mines Department Director General said PR1MA homes will be built on the 7.2ha site. “This ... Read More
Ewein scraps plan to buy Penang land from Consortium Zenith
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia on Tuesday, the property developer and sheet metal fabricator said its 60%-owned subsidiary and CZ (previously Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd) had mutually terminated their sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for the 4.4252-acre (1.79ha) land in Section 1, Tanjung Pinang. They also agreed to ... Read More
PM expresses government commitment over affordable housing
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today expressed the government commitment to continue to focus on providing more affordable housing for the low- and middle-income groups. He said the concept of comprehensive and holistic development was most necessary to ensure that these groups had the capacity to own equity ... Read More
Housing problems: ‘Affordable’ but beyond reach
What passes for affordable housing in Malaysia is “not affordable”, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Muhammad Ibrahim. “Even the World Bank has characterised our houses as severely unaffordable. “Last year, only 35% of the new housing supply in the market were affordable, and the year before that, the ... Read More
New blueprint set to boost northern region GDP to RM300bil
A new blueprint for the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) is targeting 80 projects across four states that planners expect will boost gross domestic product (GDP) in the area to RM300bil by 2025. It will also create 161,197 new jobs opportunities in Perak, Penang, Kedah and Perlis. Northern Corridor Implementation ... Read More
IKEA store to open in Penang on January 1, 2019
The first IKEA store in the northern region will open in Penang on Jan 1, 2019, says Lim Guan Eng. The Chief Minister said the store would help to put Penang at a high-level position. "It is not easy to attract Ikano and we worked very hard," Lim said in ... Read More
Penang Property Convention 2017. Another successful event!
No questions were left unanswered at the recent Property Convention 2017-Penang Edition by GM Training Academy PLT (GM), in collaboration with Penang Property Talk. The event that took place on 29th July 2017 at Vistana Hotel Penang saw the attendance of first time home buyers and property investors from all ... Read More
George Town, KL best cities to retire in Asia
George Town and Kuala Lumpur are the only two Asian cities to make the list in the Top 10 of The World’s Best Places to Retire in 2017 from Live and Invest Overseas (LIO), a much-respected international journal. The list is quoted by Forbes magazine as having gone through a ... Read More
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