Global house prices, including in Malaysia, continue to moderate
KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): Global housing prices continue to moderate overall in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Engineer loses 1.8m 'fart bullying' appeal case, sets sights on High Court
A Melbourne engineer who took a colleague to court for farting near him repeatedly and "thrusting his bum" at him says he will take his case to the High Court, following the loss of his appeal today.
Felda needs RM711m to complete new generation housing project
KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) will require an injection of RM711 million to fully complete the Felda New Generation Housing project, according to Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin.
I was bullied by farts: Melbourne engineer wants A$1.8m in compensation
KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): We have heard of sexual harassments and abuse of power at the work place.
No deflation in Malaysia, no recession in US — BNM governor
KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus (pictured) brushed aside growing concern about deflation arising from the drop in Consumer Price Index for two consecutive months.
Malaysia’s household debt ratio down but still high, says BNM
PETALING JAYA (March 27): Malaysia’s total household debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio has eased further for the fourth consecutive year to 83% at end-2018 compared with 83.
Unsold housing units may rise further but sharp price drops unlikely
PETALING JAYA (March 27): Continuing soft market conditions and affordability issues in the country may see the level of unsold housing units rise further in the short term, however, sharp declines in house prices are unlikely, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in its Financial Stability and Payment Systems Report 2018.
Govt to introduce tightened rules on resale of affordable housing units, says Zuraida
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government plans to introduce new rules on resale of affordable houses under the Affordable Housing Policy to control prices and ownership and to ensure the houses are utilised by only eligible applicants.
Govt's appeal in The Edge suspension fixed for June 13
KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): The High Court fixed June 13 to hear the appeal filed by the government which was ordered to pay more than RM11.
Permaju, OCR to develop RM1b GDV project in Kota Kinabalu
KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Permaju Industries has teamed up with OCR Group Bhd to develop a residential and commercial project with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM1 billion in Kota Kinabalu.
