Malaysia

Source: Daily Express Sabah PETALING JAYA: The National House Buyers Association (HBA) has expressed concern over the safety and security of the government-operated Housing Integrated Management System (HIMS), which requires house buyers to input their detailed information. The association said red flags were raised during a recent meeting with the

Source: Daily Express Sabah PETALING JAYA: Regulating the Rohingya community in Malaysia will further compromise the country's moral and ethical stance on human rights issues, says an academic. Syed Farid Alatas of the National University of Singapore said Malaysia should focus more on action to support refugees. ADVERTISEMENT

Source: Daily Express Sabah PETALING JAYA: The government should consider tearing down low-density public housing project (PPR) flats and replacing them with more affordable homes, says a former president of a builders' group. Finn Chong, a past president of Master Builders Association, said this would save the government land

Source: The Star PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)'s dragnet into Tun Daim Zainuddin's case is widening with prominent Malaysian developer Datuk Seri Akbar Khan under investigation over allegations of money laundering and corruption. It is learnt that MACC had temporarily detained Akbar, the main

Source: The Star PETALING JAYA: Econpile Holdings Bhd's outlook appears bullish, underpinned by upcoming mega-infra and urban redevelopment projects which will require the skills of piling contractors, says CGS International Research. The research house said Econpile's potential margin expansion is on track as demand picks up

Source: The Star PETALING JAYA: With global semiconductor sales in January growing at the fastest pace in 20 months, this likely marks the beginning of a new multi-year semiconductor upcycle, benefiting Malaysia as the world's sixth-largest chip exporter. It could very well be the strongest semiconductor sales upcycle