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Able to afford a home at last – thanks to loan scheme
BY RAHIMY RAHIMPETALING JAYA: For years, Mohd Ryzal Azwir was unable to secure a conventional loan to own a roof over his head.After the introduction of a special end-financing scheme under PR1MA, Ryzal, an executive at a government agency, said he could for the first time afford to buy a house in...
The ERA celebrates “Tang Dynasty” CNY
PETALING JAYA: JKG Land will be celebrating a special Tang Dynasty themed Chinese New Year this weekend at The ERA @ Duta North.According to their statement, the developer invites the public to celebrate the spirit of Tang Dynasty on Saturday and Sunday (Feb 18 and 19) from 11am to 8 pm at The ERA...
Naza TTDI celebrates Chinese New Year
MEDIA LOU SANG WITH NAZA TTDI GROUPPETALING JAYA: Naza TTDI recently held a Chinese New Year celebration to share festive joy with the public.Held at Naza Tower, Platinum Park, the celebration consists of various Chinese cultural programmes such as lion dance performance, caricature, calligraphy,...
Sunway's latest JV project to create synergy with existing Sunway Velocity development
PETALING JAYA: The recent joint venture by Sunway Bhd to undertake an integrated development project land along Jalan Peel, group’s first land acquisition this year, is synergistic to the group as it located opposite its RM4bil Sunway Velocity development.Analysts are bullish of the joint venture...
Cities of the future
Tech in a town: Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither would a smart city. There are many key players involved in making this a reality. — 123rf.comIt takes an entire nation to create a smart city.CITIES have major impact on the economic and social developments of nations. According to the...
Native communities want quick resolution for land rights issues
KUCHING: The state government’s newly-formed Pemakai Menoa and Pulau Galau Committee has been urged to act speedily on resolving issues related to native customary rights (NCR) claims over land.Sarawak PKR chairman Baru Bian said the committee chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas...
Section 10 residents happy to have a place like ’the gardens‘
Section 10, residents, place, gardensBY EDWARD RAJENDRAMOST of us love spending time in parks, so it is no surprise that in Petaling Jaya’s Section 10, residents take pride in Taman Jaya – or “the gardens”, as they call it.Section 10 Residents Association (S10RA) president Ronald Danker...
Genting Highlands to house country‘s second Premium Outlet
THE second Premium Outlet in Malaysia is expected to open by the second quarter of the year, up in Genting Highlands.Genting Highlands Premium Outlets is a 50:50 joint venture between Genting Plantations Berhad and Premium Outlets, the outlet division of Simon Property Group. Genting Simon Sdn Bhd...
Better transit options ahead
URBAN public transport has been a priority of the National Transformation Programme (NTP) since we launched our first roadmap in 2010. Prior to this, the last major upgrade to our public transport infrastructure was more than 10 years ago following the introduction of the light rail transit (LRT)...
Felda settlers still with Barisan, says Shahrir
BY NELSON BENJAMINandNABILA AHMADJOHOR BARU: Felda’s month-old chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Samad believes that settlers are still with Barisan Nasional despite the recent graft allegations involving several top officers.“The prices of palm oil have gone up after the Prime Minister’s visit to...