BY PRIYA MENONIWK is currently investigating the source of the illegal discharge that is causing a foul smell in Bandar Puteri Puchong.AFTER two weeks of complaining about a foul smell permeating in Bandar Puteri Puchong, the authorities visited a sewage treatment plant to get to the root of the...

BY M. HAFIDZ MAHPARSegi Astana, which is 30% owned by MAHB and 70% by WCT, is the developer of gateway@klia2.KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports HoldingsBhd (MAHB) has been asked by Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERL) to wholly indemnify it against a RM5.41mil claim made by gateway@klia2 shopping mall...

BY GANESHWARAN KANARehda president Datuk Seri Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor said this was necessary to help first-time buyers own affordable homesPETALING JAYA: Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) has called for easing in the end-financing regulations for property purchases in...

BY P. ARUNAPETALING JAYA: Ekovest Bhd is selling a 40% stake in Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd (Kesturi) for RM1.13bil cash to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).The deal values Kesturi, which is the concession holder of the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (Duke), at about...

BY CECILIA KOKGovernor’s view: Muhammad says financial inclusion is a global priority to address the widening income inequality gap.KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara’s concept papers on financial technology (fintech), which will eventually form a guideline on the matter for financial institutions in...

BY CAITLYN NG LI YUINliyuin@ocision.comIJM Land Bhd managing director Edward ChongPETALING JAYA: The Government should consider providing more support to first­-time homebuyers in terms of downpayment and playing a greater role in public housing development.Some of the main challenges developers...

As reported in The Star Online, IOI Resort City is one of the townships thriving across the 4,931ha Putrajaya. It is set to be the pulse of southern Klang Valley.Aiming to be more than just another township, IOI Resort City include retail, commercial and residential destination integrates...

Jagdeep (centre), Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (Penang branch) chairman Mark Saw (on Jagdeep’s left) and other officials posing for a photo after the press conference at Komtar, George Town.As reported in The Star Online, The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (Penang branch) has...

PETALING JAYA: Infrastructure jobs awarded during the first half of 2016 amounted to RM30bil, exceeding the value of jobs given out in 2015 at RM26bil.Maybank Investment Bank (IB) Research said the RM30bil, according to statistics from the Construction Industry Development Board, included about...

Home sweet home: The lack of affordable homes is the biggest problem, says Bank Negara.As reported in The Star Online, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said that the lack of affordable homes is the biggest problem for house buyers, not the maximum 35-year loan repayment period.The central bank was...