BY KATHLEEN ANN KILIChua presenting Hari Raya aid to recipients during the open house.LABIS: Plans, are in the pipeline, to develop two housing projects in Chaah and Labis under the Johor Affordable Homes Scheme (RMMJ).Labis MP Datuk Chua Tee Yong said that the state government was in the midst of...

BY ZAZALI MUSAJOHOR BARU: The state government wants to attract more bio-based, biotechnology and bio-industrial investments into Johor in the coming years.Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the focus would be on three bio-based segments namely bio-industrial, bio-health and...

BY KATHLEEN MICHAELandSABRINA BENNISUSJ 18 residents get together after some light exercise at their park in Jalan USJ 18/1 where there is an extended jogging track and a reflexology path. — Sam Tham/The StarSOCIAL media is an important tool to residents’ associations (RAs), especially when it...

By Jonathan Roberts (jonathan@thestar.com.my)Affin Hwang Asset Management head of equity strategies and advisory Gan Eng Peng.Property commentators have opposing views when it comes to the direction of the Malaysian real estate market.As such, should young Malaysians go all out to invest in their...

By Jonathan Roberts (jonathan@thestar.com.my)verylongrun.com founder and independent certified financial planner, Julian Ng“Buy your first home as soon as possible, do not wait until it is too late” is an advice we commonly receive from well-meaning elderlies. The notion that renters are...

By Santtana Looganadensanttana@mystar.com.myWith regards to the property industry, one would be spoilt for choice due to the array of options available, suited to different buyer requirements. However, these choices should tally with one’s budget.Over the years, skyscrapers have been teeming the...

Analysts said the company would be in a good position to benefit from the booming construction sector in Malaysia, given its dominant roles in the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and other rail-based projects.Construction outfit Gamuda Bhd’s leading role in the multi-billion-ringgit transportation...

BY STEPHANIE LEETourism industry players should think out of the box to come up with unique and fun products so that tourists will not get bored seeing the same things when visiting Sabah, a state minister said.Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said Sabah has a lot of...

FIRMS in the property and beverage industries in the Klang Valley that outsourced other people to get approval to put up advertisement bunting and banners have been cheated by rogue agencies.Petaling Jaya city councillor Sean Oon Chong Ling said some licence stickers supposedly issued by Petaling...

BY FOONG PEK YEETHE young and old are equally excited the moment they arrive at Happy Farm.For some people, it is revisiting the good old days, and living in the midst of nature and the carefree life like it was back then.And for many urban children in particular, this may be their first time...