ACCORDING to the recently released Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Malaysia attained 20th placing out of 144 countries. It is also the first developing country to find its way to the top 20 ranking. This achievement even surpasses several advanced economies such as France, Australia, South Korea and my …
YOU have probably read in the news about the rising number of bankruptcy cases in Malaysia, with 2013 seeing a spike in the numbers. Recently, it was reported by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri that there were nearly 22,000 cases of young Malaysians who were declared bankrupt last year compared to …
SUNGAI PETANI: The soon-to-be-implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST) will not affect the prices of houses under the 1Malaysia People’s Housing (PR1MA) programme, said PR1MA Corporation chairman Tan Sri Dr Jamaludin Jarjis. Jamaludin said, on the contrary, the corporation guaranteed that PR1MA houses would be 20 percent lower than market prices. “We do not want to sell the houses …
KUALA LUMPUR: Healthcare, public transport and education capacity are the major issues in turning Kuala Lumpur into a sustainable city as the population is expected to increase more than 60% to 10 million in 2030, according to Amsterdam-based global natural and built asset design and consultancy firm Arcadis. Malaysia should figure how to grow the …
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PETALING JAYA: Escalating prices of landed residential properties in Penang could see transactions slowing down in 2015. According to Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Penang (Rehda) chairman Datuk Jerry Chan, prices of landed residential properties have been rising over the past few years. “We don’t see highly motivated sellers yet. Land prices have been …
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Looking to buy your first home? The following steps will be a good guide on what you need to do: Step 1: Determine Your Budget and Location When deciding on the location, you may want to consider distance to work place or schools and other amenities in the area. Select a residential area that is …
