Covid-19: Indonesia faces shortage of medical oxygen
With Indonesia recording more than 25,000 cases in a day, hospitals have exhausted all supplies with one reporting that 63 patients have died due to oxygen shortage
MBAM: Prioritise vaccination for construction industry workers
MBAM President Tan Sri Sufri Hj Mhd Zin highlighted that while they strongly support the efforts and initiatives of the Special Committee for Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) and the COVID-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) to date, they also hope to see the vaccine supply delivery schedule to be improved to achieve the set vaccination rates
EcoWorld’s Chang: It is not just about the house but also the overall environment
“In designing the houses for the young homebuyers, it’s not just about reducing the price, but also designing houses that suit their needs, from layout to infrastructure and amenities within the township.”
EcoWorld Development is on a strong footing
In Malaysia, the property development sector is among the more high-profiled casualties. In fact, it was like a double blow as the property market had been generally on the decline when the pandemic hit.
So when EcoWorld announced last week it had raked in RM1.32 billion in sales in 2Q2021 ended April, the market sat up.
Aussie home prices climb in fastest pace since 2004, up 13.5% y-o-y
Data showed that Sydney prices gained another 2.6%, to be up 15.0% on a year ago, while Brisbane added 1.9% and Adelaide 1.6%. Melbourne rose 1.5% even though the city was locked down for much of June.
Mah Sing records RM650.5m sales in first five months of this year
Amongst the upcoming planned launches include Tower E of M Vertica, Cheras, remaining phases of M Arisa, Sentul, Phase 2 of Cerrado Suites and Tower B Sensory Residences at Southville City in Bangi, Phase 3 of M Aruna and M Panora in Rawang, M Senyum in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, Sepang and double storey link homes in Meridin East, Johor Bahru.
DONE DEAL: Serviced residence at The Binjai on the Park, Kuala Lumpur
Noteworthy:
● Freehold
● Built-up: 3,700 sq ft
● Semi-furnished
● Four bedrooms; four bathrooms
● Facilities: Cafeteria, club house, gymnasium, sauna, squash court, swimming pool and tennis court
When: April 2021
REHDA: Loan moratorium helps but govt needs to heed other issues too
Muhyiddin announced a six-month blanket loan moratorium under the PEMULIH initiative to be given to all individual borrowers equally.
Malls and retailers say MCO 3.0 extension unfair, an overkill
They have forwarded many submissions pointing out that the threshold to exit each phase is arbitrarily based on set absolute numbers of Covid-19 cases without any scientific basis.
EcoWorld International achieves total sales of RM1.01b as at May 31
EcoWorld International president and CEO Datuk Teow Leong Seng said that apart from an increase in contracts exchanged (SPAs signed), the reservation pipeline has also been growing, a sign of markedly improved sentiment
