The movement control order will be extended in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor, and Penang from Feb 19 until March 4, says Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The 10km radius travel limit within the same district has been lifted for all states, regardless of whether the states are under the movement control ... Read More

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow today called for cooperation from all Penangites to ensure the successful implementation of the two week-long Movement Control Order (MCO) beginning Wednesday. "We have to accept the decision made (to implement the MCO). "This is a necessary move due to the escalating Covid-19 cases, ... Read More

Tenants who are renting the Penang city council flats or other kinds of public housing and are facing difficulty in paying their rent can call the office of the Penang Local Government, Housing, Town and Planning Committee for assistance. State executive council member (exco) Jagdeep Singh Deo said a separate committee ... Read More

The government has just announced a month-long conditional movement control order (CMCO) in Kedah, Penang, Perak, Melaka, Johor and Terengganu from Monday due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the states. The CMCO will start on 9 Nov (Monday) and end on Dec 6. “It will be for all ... Read More

The 2021 budget is expected to give a big push to the housing market and enable more Malaysians to own their first home, according to a real estate group. International Real Estate Federation Malaysian Chapter immediate past president Michael Geh said the five-year extension of the stamp duty exemption, aimed ... Read More

Penang will sell state land at market price via open tender in order to raise revenue. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow in his winding up speech at the state legislative assembly here today, said the move was to manage the deficit budget tabled for 2021. With the move, he added, ... Read More

Kedah, Perlis and Penang can be the first states in the country to be declared as Covid-19 green states, according to Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Malaysiakini report yesterday. However, there is a catch to it. According to Noor Hisham, the three northern states would have ... Read More

The coronavirus, or Covid-19, has brought the whole world to a standstill, and the property market is no exception with mounting pressure on the supply and demand. Knight Frank Malaysia is expecting lower activity in leasing and investment in commercial office. The firm's executive director of corporate services Teh Young ... Read More

The Penang government will be appointing a project manager this month to help in overseeing the running of the newly-reclaimed Gurney Wharf. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said they should be able to appoint the manager in the next one or two weeks. “We’re targeting the appointment of the project ... Read More

Vocal pressure group CAP has warned that a promotion drive by local developers to attract Hong Kong investors to buy properties in Malaysia in the wake of the political crisis in the island city could push house prices beyond the reach of ordinary citizens. “Encouraging foreigners to acquire properties here ... Read More