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RMAF ready to shift from Sg Besi base

PETALING JAYA: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) was ready to shift its Sungai Besi airbase in Kuala Lumpur to enable the base to be developed as a commercial hub.

However, the government has not made such a request yet, RMAF chief Datuk Seri Rodzali Daud said on Monday May 17.

Construction of 52,240 PPR houses completed - Lajim

TAWAU (Sabah): A total of 52,240 units have already been built under the People's Housing Scheme (PPR) project to enable the low income group, single mothers and the poor to rent such houses said Housing and Local Government deputy minister Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin.

Uniform Building By-laws to include green building features

KUALA LUMPUR: The Housing and Local Government Ministry is reviewing the Uniform Building By-laws to make Malaysian buildings more environment-friendly. The review of the By-laws will incorporate green building technologies and features.

City & Country: Bukit Beruntung hits rock bottom

What can you buy with RM6,480? If you’re a techie, you could go out and buy up to four Apple iPads — currently tagged at US$499 (about RM1,600) at the Apple online store. Add another RM300 and you could take home a 2.13 Ghz MacBook Air with Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB memory and a host of other specifications.

City & Country: Ghost Town

City & Country took the 45-minute drive recently to take a look at Bukit Beruntung, only to be greeted by the sight of abandoned, vandalised high-rise flats and apartments.Window frames, glass doors and even electricity cables were missing.

City & Country: Prices expected to rise with recovering economy

Most developers see Johor Baru housing prices likely to inch upwards for the next one to 1½ years if the economy continues to recover, a recent poll by KGV Lambert Smith Hampton revealed.Samuel Tan (pix), director of KGV Lambert Smith Hampton, says that while it is difficult to say how much prices will rise, it is likely that values will adjust upwards with each new launch.The JB housing primar