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Letters: We can make waste separation work
COME Sept 1, households in Negri Sembilan, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya and five other states will have to separate recyclable waste from their rubbish.It is only days away but, as a resident in a housing area in Seremban, I have yet to hear or receive any instruction on how to go about this.Besides...
Seminar to promote adoption of green buildings in Malaysia
BY EMILY K.Promoting sustainability: (From left) MGBC president Ar Sarly Adre Sarkum, Goh, Mizanur and Ar Von at the Nippon Paint Green Factory Seminar media briefingNIPPON Paint Malaysia Group is encouraging owners of factories to move towards greener buildings through its Green Factory Seminar...
RAs also face difficulty in getting enough members to consent to security scheme
BY VIJENTHI NAIRLOOPHOLES in Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) guidelines for guarded neighbourhoods are hampering Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) efforts in giving approval.Guarded neighbourhoods are a growing trend in residential neighbourhoods with many residents...
Eastern Gate the next Iskandar growth centre
Lots to see: Visitors checking out the Macrolink International Land (M) Sdn Bhd booth at the StarProperty.my Fair 2015 at the Johor Baru City Square.JOHOR BARU: The Eastern Gate Development Zone will be the next growth centre in Iskandar Malaysia, offering good prospects for developers and...
JCorp to develop township project in Kota Tinggi next year
BY ZAZALI MUSAJOHOR BARU: State investment firm Johor Corp (JCorp) is finalising details to develop a multi-billion ringgit township and an industrial park in Kota Tinggi district, northwest of Johor Baru, next year.JCorp president and chief executive officer Datuk Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim said the...
Rent-to-Own your home
Looking forward: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak witnessing the exchange of documents between Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia and Maybank on a RM3bil bridging loan facility to partly finance the development of PR1MA projects. The signing ceremony was held after a meeting of the National Housing...
Widen roads for better traffic movement
ALMOST every square metre of land around central Kuala Lumpur is under development.From areas surrounding the KLCC, KL Sentral, Bangsar Utama, Bangsar North, South, East, West, Mid Valley to the concrete jungle of Mont Kiara, they are either being developed or are already developed with high-rise...
WCT Q2 profit falls 9% to RM31mil on lower property sales
PETALING JAYA: WCT Holdings Bhd’s net profit for its second quarter ended June 30 dropped 9% to RM31.06mil from RM34.30mil in the previous corresponding period, mainly due to lower contributions from overseas projects and its property development segment.Revenue during the quarter, meanwhile,...
S P Setia to launch RM350mil residential project in Penang
BY CHERYL POOAll for one: (from left) S P Setia executive vice-president Kow Choong Ming; executive vice-president Tan Hon Lim; deputy president and COO Datuk Wong Tuck Wai; executive vice-president Datuk Koe Peng Kang; Malaysia Airlines MICE head Manmohan Singh Chatar Singh; Canon Malaysia sales...
StarProperty.my Fair starts today in Johor
Lots on offer: The StarProperty.my Fair 2015 in Johor will be showcasing properties by 22 developers.JOHOR BARU: The popular StarProperty.my Fair 2015 starts today at the Johor Bahru City Square here.The three-day fair is organised by StarProperty.my, collaborating once again with premium partners...