LANDED affordable housing should be built by 1Malaysia People’s Housing Scheme (PR1MA) at a 84ha land in Balik Pulau, Penang, following the withdrawal of a proposal to build high-rise blocks.State Housing Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the proposal to build 29 blocks of 9,904 high-rise...

The site of the proposed re-development project in Victoria Street, Penang.AN OPEN tender for the proposed re-development of a state land into a talent centre in Lebuh Victoria will be called next month.Penang Development Corporation general manager Datuk Rosli Jaafar said lots 702 to 705 would be...

BY BAVANI MTHEY were squatting in Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum for decades until they were relocated into a new housing scheme called Putra Ria in Jalan Bangsar about 20 years ago.The three-bedroom-two-bathroom units, measuring 600 sq ft, were later sold to them for RM32,000 per unit, while corner...

BY JAROD LIMDBKL officers breaking open a padlocked unit suspected of harbouring an illegal tenant. — Photos: MUHAMAD SHAHRIL/The StarKUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will be going all out against owners and tenants at its low-cost housing schemes who misuse their units.The local authority had...

BY VIKNESH ASHLEY CLARENCE MANY Malaysians are still finding it hard to own a house today. This is mainly due to unstable economic times faced by the entire nation.Aspiring property buyers may not all possess the required financial stability to achieve the ownership of a property, but with the...

BY SHALINI RAVINDRANLee (left) and Siew showing the alignment of the upcoming TNB high-voltage transmission lines project in Taman Cheras Hartamas, Cheras.RESIDENTS of Taman Cheras Hartamas, Cheras, fear that an upcoming Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) high-voltage transmission lines project above...

Disabled folk gathering at the KTM Komuter Rawang station to show their dissatisfaction over not having access to the disabled-friendly toilet there.THE disabled community in Rawang are furious over the closure of the disabled-friendly toilet at the KTM Komuter Rawang station for the past five...

Bank Negara in May reiterated its target for the Malaysian economy to achieve 4% to 4.5% growth in 2016.PETALING JAYA: The World Bank expects economic growth in Malaysia to trail expansion in the rest of the region this year, but to pick up pace from 2017 onwards as prices of commmodity...

BY P. ARUNAAfter one year of implementing Goods & Services Tax (GST), Malaysian consumers are still holding back on spending.KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian retail industry recorded a 4.4% fall sales in the first quarter of 2016 compared to a 4.6% growth a year ago, according to Retail Group...

GEORGE TOWN: Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG), the special purpose vehicle set up to undertake infrastructure projects in Penang worth RM6.3bil, will sue Parti Cinta Malaysia vice-president Huan Cheng Guan for defamation.CZBUCG chairman Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli said the company has...