BY WONG PEK MEIKUALA Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) move to have contractors undergo a vetting process to ensure they were not corrupt before applying for tenders has drawn mixed reactions in the building industry.Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) president Foo Chek Lee, who supported the...

The shareholders of Battersea Power Station, Sime Darby, SP Setia and EPF, confirm that Apple has agreed to lease office space within the historic Battersea Power Station. A Computer Generated Image of Battersea Power Station The Battersea Power Station shareholders have confirmed that Apple will...

BY SHEILA SRI PRIYAFaulty paking meter in Jalan 20/14.PETALING Jaya City Council (MBPJ) is mulling over the fate of a 20-year concession with its parking operator, following complaints on faulty and poorly maintained parking machines.The concession, Petaling Jaya mayor Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain said,...

KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Equities Research is retaining its Overweight call on Malaysian banks and its had recently replaced RHB Bank with BIMB as the top pick for the sector.It said on Tuesday the banks’ gross impaired loan (GIL) ratio remained tame year-to-date (YTD) to August 2016, easing concerns...

BY JADE CHANA council health officer briefing Section 6, Bandar Bukit Mahkota residents on mosquitoes and the diseases the insect bring during the launch of the Go Green with 3R programme.THE neighbourhood of Section 6, Bandar Bukit Mahkota, has been selected for a waste separation and recycling...

BY CHRISTOPHER TANPENANG Island City Council’s (MBPP) development planning committee will meet in two weeks’ time to discuss a proposal to reintroduce the ‘block plan’ policy to help villagers who cannot afford the exorbitant consultancy fees when they want to build their own ‘kampung’...

BY P. ARUNAHaslah: ‘The Government must offer opportunities for more people to own houses, especially in terms of ease in getting loans.’Matrix Concepts the latest developer to ask for relief from property slowdownPETALING JAYA: Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd(MCHB) is the latest property...

BY ARNOLD LOHEXCLUSIVE: GEORGE TOWN: Eight heritage properties here, worth almost RM10mil, may forever be stuck in legal limbo because of the way a group of Chinese women bought them.A community of about 180 amahs or mah-jeh(Cantonese for mother-sister) bought nine properties between the 1950s and...

PETALING JAYA: S P Setia will launch its D’Camellia affordable apartment located in its sustainable Setia EcoHill township in Semenyih tomorrow morning in Setia EcoHill Welcome Centre.According the statement, the apartment will be priced at RM262,000, which will boast a highly liveable...

BY ZAZALI MUSA ISKANDAR PUTERI: Johor plans to allocate more green spaces in south Johor especially within the Iskandar Malaysia economic growth corridor.State Housing and Local Government committee chairman Datuk Abdul Latiff Bandi (pic) said plans were already in the pipeline to open two public...