The investment bank, in its research note, said the seed of the current rally was sown in 2018, with the start of the US-China trade war. 

The certification criteria include the thermal performance of the building envelope, natural and mechanical ventilation, application of renewable energy, and other energy-efficient practices and features. 

Sabah has confirmed that is has been given full control to run its own MM2H (Sabah-MM2H) programme after the state and federal authorities ironed out their issues.

The Building Industry Presidents’ Council (BIPC) chaired by president Jeffrey Chiang Choong Luin has reinforced its objection towards the mandatory Human Resource Development Corp’s (HRD Corp) mandatory levy collection for the building industry, following the recent allegations of fund misappropriations.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is conducting a study to develop an initiative for the implementation of the variation of price (VOP) clause for items or construction materials in government contracts, which are purportedly impacted by increases in costs due to targeted diesel subsidies in Peninsular Malaysia. 

One of the main challenges to timely registrations of strata titles is unresolved issues regarding land use categorisation on the developers’ part.

Noteworthy:

• Freehold
• Built-up size: 958 sq ft
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
• Floor location: High
• Unfurnished
• Nearby amenities: United Point Mall, Hibiscus International School, Bamboo Hills, Sentul Depot, KLPAC, Segambut KTM station, MRT Sri Delima, Sri Bintang Hill Trail
• Accessibility: DUKE, MRR2, Jalan Kuching, Jalan Segambut

March 2024

Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (REHDA) has called for building industry players to be excluded from paying the levy imposed by the Human Resource Development Corp (HRD Corp).

Noteworthy:

• Freehold
• Built-up size: 1,500 sq ft
• 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
• Fully furnished
• Nearby amenities: TERKL, KLCC Park, Perdana Botanical Gardens, Pavilion Bukit Bintang, F&B outlets, Plaza Low Yat, Tung Shin Hospital, Raja Chulan monorail station, MRT Bukit Bintang, Dataran Merdeka, Central Market, schools
• Accessibility: Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Pudu, Jalan Imbi, Jalan Sultan Ismail, MEX, Sungai Besi Expressway, AKLEH

When: May 2024

"The global data centre industry is growing quickly this year because of demand from artificial intelligence, machine learning, e-commerce, and cloud computing. Malaysia is transforming from an also-ran to a top contender in data centres so quickly that they call Malaysia a data centre powerhouse."