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Penang hands over keys for 720 low-cost homes

 Housing, Poverty  62 Responses »
Mar 062012
 
Penang hands over keys for 720 low-cost homes

The Penang state government has handed over the keys for a RM80m low- and medium-cost housing project developed by PDC in Sungai Dua.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 10.08am  Tagged with: low-cost housing, PDC, Sungai Dua

KL-Singapore high-speed rail link for ‘under RM30bn’?

 Asean, Public transport  11 Responses »
Mar 052012
 

Reports in the media have suggested that plans for a multi-billion ringgit high-speed rail service from Singapore to KL are being resurrected.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 2.23pm  Tagged with: high-speed rail, kuala lumpur, Singapore, trains

Malaysians struggle as household debt soars

 Economy, Housing, Poverty  23 Responses »
Mar 042012
 
Malaysians struggle as household debt soars

It is not just household debt as a percentage of GDP that we should be concerned about, but household debt compared to disposable income is even more crucial. Take a look at the yellow bar to see where we stand.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 7.36pm  Tagged with: GDP, household debt, income

MAS in crisis after posting biggest loss in history

 Accountability, Public transport  18 Responses »
Mar 022012
 
MAS in crisis after posting biggest loss in history

MAS is in crisis after it posted a loss of RM2.5bn for 2011 while its short-term liquidity faces serious challenges with net current assets plunging deeper into the red to the tune of RM4.4bn.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 12.16pm  Tagged with: airline, loss, MAS

Maintenance challege for low-income housing

 Housing, Poverty  42 Responses »
Mar 012012
 

The biggest challenge for low-cost housing in the country – apart from actually building enough low-cost homes – is the maintenance of these blocks.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 7.01pm  Tagged with: gated communities, HDB, low-cost housing, Singapore
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