The government, via the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT), disbursed RM172 million as compensation for 17 cancelled 1Malaysia Housing Programme (PR1MA) projects. KPKT Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said the full settlement of the compensation, which includes the pre-development, labour and delay costs, for all 32 cancelled projects is expected to ... Read More

Penang has been named as one of the "11 Best Islands for Retirement Abroad" by International Living, a website that covers global retirement or relocation opportunities, earlier this month. The other islands which made into the list were Mallorca in Spain, Ambergris Caye in Belize, Ireland, Roatan in Honduras, Isla ... Read More

A resident in Block B of Woodsbury Suites at Butterworthth was diagnosed with COVID-19 yesterday. The apartment management issued a notice today confirming the matter. The apartment also followed the instructions of the Ministry of Health to implement epidemic prevention measures, including using disinfectant to disinfect public areas in the apartment and ... Read More

Retirees in Penang can look forward to living their golden years in comfort with the completion of the Penang Retirement Resort in Batu Gantong, Ayer Itam, by Penang Turf Club early next year. Touted as the first of its kind, the seven-storey resort will have 49 units offering assisted care and ... Read More

About The Stone An affordable housing development by PLB Land in Paya Terubong, Penang. It is located immediately opposite Majestic Heights, only 1km away from the ongoing EcoTerrace scheme by EcoWorld. Featuring 1,000 units of affordable houses. (Photo source: Facebook) Find out more about The Stone Register your interest here ... Read More

Property developer Paramount Corporation Bhd (PCB) remained bullish on the prospects for the second half of the year despite a rocky first half due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO). “In a nutshell, for the first six months of the year, it’s a washout. But the ... Read More

Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has demanded that owners of abandoned “heritage buildings” or pre-war houses “upkeep their premises” or action will be taken against them, The Star reported. MBPP said it has “identified” 73 abandoned properties (commercial and residential) worth about RM300 million. The report stated that such structures have ... Read More

After four days without new Covid-19 cases, the Penang government is hopeful the whole state could be declared a green zone state by April 27 if no new cases are reported in all of its districts for 14 days. Seberang Perai Selatan could be the first district to be a ... Read More

Tang and Ng (not their real names) entered into separate sale and purchase agreements last month, paying 10% as deposit to buy a house each in Petaling Jaya and Puchong. The properties were priced at RM1.8 million and RM900,000. Tang paid RM180,000 while Ng paid RM90,000. However, both instructed their ... Read More

The construction works of the new Global Business Services (GBS) facility in Bayan Baru – GBS@Mahsuri – are scheduled to complete in April next year (2020). Penang Development Corporation (PDC) general manager Datuk Mohd Bazid Abd Kahar said the corporation is confident that the project could be completed on schedule ... Read More