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Eyeing savings on landfill costs
SELANGOR can achieve an estimated 10% to 20% savings on landfill costs if waste separation is done at source but further study is needed.
Phee: Penang to send back 106 containers with plastic waste
GEORGE TOWN: A total of 106 cargo containers with plastic waste will be returned to their countries of origin according to the Basel Convention, says state Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh.
Strata property owners laud court’s decision on flat rate
PETALING JAYA: About six million Malaysians who live in strata properties will “benefit” from a Court of Appeal ruling that all owners in mixed development strata properties pay maintenance rates based on a fixed formula.
Zuraida promises a more effective waste management system
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Housing and Local Government Ministry will implement a more organised and effective solid waste management system nationwide, says its minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Helping New Villages pays off
BUKIT KAYU HITAM: After nearly 10 years of helping New Villages, it was easy for Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng (pic) to find inspiration for his research to earn his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
Owners of high-rise mixed-use property likely to pay higher maintenance fees
PETALING JAYA: Owners of high-rise projects in mixed-use projects will likely have to pay more for their monthly maintenance charges and sinking fund as a result of a court ruling on a flat management rate for different components.
Welcome news for firefighters
JOHOR BARU: The government’s decision to give firemen nationwide a special allowance of RM200 has made them happy.
Zuraida to hold discussions with Finance Ministry over foreign property ownership issue
PONTIAN (Bernama): The Housing and Local Government Ministry will hold discussions with the Finance Ministry on lowering the threshold for foreigners to purchase condominiums and apartments in urban areas from RM1mil to RM600,000.
Allowance for firefighters ‘best news for the year’
JOHOR BARU: Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Mohammad Hamdan Wahid has described the government’s decision under Budget 2020 to give a special RM200 allowance to firemen as the “best news for the year”.
Lower threshold for foreign buyers
PETALING JAYA: The House Buyers Association (HBA) has cautioned that the lower threshold on high-rise property prices to RM600,000 from RM1mil previously for foreign ownership could see more developers offering properties at higher prices.
HOUSING – RM3.1bil> Lower threshold for foreign ownership from RM1mil to RM600,000 for high-rise property to reduce overhang.