PD by-election: Anwar pledges development for constituency
“I told them that if they want to build a new five-star property, they have to fulfil a condition I set, which is to build medium to low-cost housing for the people here.”
National Heritage Dept urgently needs funds to manage national sites
“We have exhausted the fund and we have applied to the Finance Ministry to replenish the fund as we need funding to support the many heritage sites in the country.”
George Town: The only Asian city picked as Unesco pilot project site
“We want these projects to succeed, that’s why we chose George Town,” she said, having noted that George Town was known for its efficiency in such projects.
Penang’s Pan Island Link could make proposed LRT redundant, says don
“They are building the highway first so people will already be using the highway and when they build the LRT, people will not use it.”
Bill Gates buys land, in most expensive US land sale of 2018
The land includes 10,500 acres of irrigated farmland, 3,900 acres of rangeland and about 140 acres in an area known as Horse Heaven Hills.
Penang Forum proposes ART at PTMP public dialogue
A pro-PTMP attendee asked Penang Forum whether a feasibility study was carried out on ART.
UPDATE: Hilton Garden Inn hotels on Jalan TAR flipped for RM240m – report
The 532-room assets were sold to Thailand-listed Strategic Hospitality Extendable Freehild and Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust (SHREIT) at the equivalent RM451,128 per room, earning Royal Group a profit of RM65 million after deducting its initial investment and refurbishment costs.
Developers must cut profits to lower property prices – report
“This is the only component of development costs that a developer can control,” said an industry observer.
Construction costs to drop by up to 5% with SST exemption, says CIDB chief executive
Ahmad Asri urged property developers to take “active measures” to reduce prices.
Sultan Azlan Shah airport to undergo upgrade
Increasing traffic necessitates the upgrade. Passenger arrivals for 2017 was 276,000 visitors, with a total of 112 international and 56 domestic flights recorded in a month.
