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Introduction of paid parking irks residents of Pandan Mewah flats
BY SHALINI RAVINDRANRESIDENTS of Pandan Mewah low-cost flats in Ampang voiced their anger against their joint management body (JMB) for implementing a paid parking system within its compound.It is learnt that the flat’s JMB decision to start charging fees was a bid to tackle overcrowded parking....
BLand in talks with Vietnam on university township project
PETALING JAYA: Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand) said the company is in negotiations and discussions with the Vietnamese Northwest Management Area Authority to revise the master plan on part of 925ha comprising 250ha in Ho Chi Minh City that has been allocated for the university township, which is also...
Project boasts modern facilities
FROM early human settlements to the founding of Kuala Lumpur, rivers have played an important role in the progress of human civilisation.Designed to incorporate modern conveniences with the river system, Ekovest Bhd’s Kuala Lumpur River City (KLRC) project will push Gombak River back to the...
Taman Rawang Perdana residents fear soil erosion after drain collapses
BY STUART MICHAELRainwater flows through the collapsed drain down to the houses along Jalan RP11/8.A COLLAPSED drain on a hill in Taman Rawang Perdana has led to rainwater flowing into a 25m retaining wall along Jalan RP 11.Residents living at the foothill along Jalan RP11/8 in this Rawang...
Paramount earnings goes up 70%
PETALING JAYA: Paramount Corp Bhd’s second quarter net profit soared 70% to RM23.9mil from RM14.1mil a year earlier, on higher contribution from its property division and higher student enrolments at its KDU University College.Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 rose 26% to RM145.3mil...
Lower OPR a property boon
KUALA LUMPUR: A lower overnight policy rate (OPR) is helping to raise the tempo for property buyers in the country, according to developers and those in the property business.The drop in the OPR to 3%, as announced by Bank Negara last month, has come as a pleasant surprise to many in the currently...
Mayor urges PPR tenants to be disciplined in paying rental
BY YVONNE T. NATHANAmin Nordin placing the Jalur Gemilang on a DBKL vehicle. Looking on are (from right) DBKL executive director (planning) Datuk Mohd Najib Mohd, Socio-Economic Development executive director Datuk Mohd Sauffi Muhamad and executive director (management) Abdul Samad Lope...
Young Sustainability Ambassadors get close to nature
More than 120 children, parents, guardians and YSA members took part in the event in Bandar Bukit Raja.PETALING JAYA: To encourage the young to embrace sustainability as their way of life, Sime Darby Property held its Young Sustainability Ambassador (YSA) Programme at Bandar Bukit Raja in Klang...
Balakong factory operators told to clear road obstructions
BY OH ING YEENFactory operators at the Taman Selesa Jaya industrial area in Balakong are placing their goods, vehicles and rubbish along the roadside, causing inconvenience.Factory operators at the Taman Selesa Jaya industrial area in Balakong are given two weeks to clear their trash or goods or...
Port Dickson cable car project shelved
SEREMBAN: Plans for a cable car project linking Port Dickson in the mainland to Pulau Arang have been shelved.Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the proposed project, which would have spanned 750m from the PD Waterfront township to Pulau Arang, had been found to be too costly.“Our...