KUALA LUMPUR: MK Land Holdings Bhd has become the latest public-listed group to announce the receipt of a surprise tax bill from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the company said wholly owned subsidiary Saujana Triangle Sdn Bhd (STSB) – the developer of its flagship...

SENIOR citizen Mohd Isa Abdullah Aziz, 76, wants to spend his twilight years with his family in Section 14, Petaling Jaya.Mohd Isa told StarMetro that he worried almost every day about what would happen if the much talked about Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link) highway project was approved in...

Gated-and-guarded roads are becoming more common these days. - filepicSEPANG Municipal Council (MPSepang) will soon come up with standard guidelines on converting existing residential areas into gated-and-guarded housing schemes.MPSepang president Datuk Puasa Mohd Taib had instructed the...

Ng (sixth from left) with his team at the launch of the ‘Rasah Sayang’ Facebook page at SJK(C) Kampung Baru Mambau in Negri Sembilan.RESIDENTS in Rasah, Negri Sembilan, can now share their views on the constituency and air their grievances through the “Rasah Sayang” page on Facebook.MCA...

BY P. ARUNAKUALA LUMPUR: A unit of TSR Capital Bhd has entered into an MoU and with Globe Venture Holdings Inc (GVHI) in relation to the proposed mixed development project of over 52.2 acres situated at PD Waterfront, Port Dickson.The group told the stock exchange on Monday that the MOU was...

BY EUGENE MAHALINGAMIndustrial sub-sector can help to weather the stormSiva: ‘The industrial market is very small but it’s close to equilibrium.’TO property investors, the industrial sub-sector is often considered an after-thought when it comes to investing.However, with the slowdown in the...

BY EUGENE MAHALINGAMNew benchmark: Investors can benchmark their offices to the winning bid for Murray Road in Hong Kong.INVESTORS eyeing Hong Kong property stocks should look at companies with asset disposal plans, according to CIMB Research.The recommendation comes following the recent sale of...

BY THEAN LEE CHENG and EUGENE MAHALINGAMThe gain may not be seen straightaway as property is a long-term investmentTHE time of reckoning is finally here. After all the hullabaloo about improving public transportation in the Klang Valley, the mass rapid transit (MRT) will finally be fully...

BY CHRISTOPHER TANAn aerial view of the hillside area, located next to the Miami Green Condominium (blue-roofed buildings), which has been earmarked for a mixed development project in Batu Ferringhi, Penang. — Dronepic: ZAINUDIN AHAD/The StarMIAMI Green Condominium residents in Batu Ferringhi,...

BY TEE LIN SAYWITH a current construction orderbook of some RM7bil, Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) will be further entrenching its position as a transit-oriented developer, having tendered for some RM6.3bil worth of high-profile jobs.It would also appear that infrastructure and...