Author: Charles Tan
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RM2 billion of savings if state takes over federal project.
Save money and not spend excessively. That’s the right message for all. Pan Borneo Highway is a very important connectivity project. The total length is 872km and this project connects Tawau in Sabah all the way to Telok Melano in Sarawak. Having travelled in car for a few trips from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu and…
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We MUST change our usual ways. New Malaysia, right?
It’s always very unfortunate when accidents happen and it could have been prevented. Malaysia has had many of these happening within 2018 and I think the authorities have to serious in enforcing all necessary rules and regulations. Workplace accidents usually happen when proper safety management is not enforced either because the supervisors are not serious…
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Another exciting excitement entering Medini, Johor.
If life is all about work, work and work some more and no play, I think it’s better to stop working and start enjoying instead. Haha. Actually, it’s the same for property development. Townships where there are just houses, houses and more houses will not do, not anymore. Perhaps we used to have a mall…
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The BEST among peers. This is worth sharing Malaysians.
If we really want to create a more positive sentiment, articles like these should be forwarded. Just plain numbers versus everyone else. This is NOT a prediction from some property experts about some bad potential happenings. This is the title: “Malaysia beats emerging market peers as Asia outshines.” Article is from The Edge Financial Daily.…
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Important sign for the property market too; BANKS’ results
When banks are earning higher profits, that’s good for all industries, right? Basic idea, yes. This is because in a bad economy, businesses will not be borrowing too much for expansion. Banks will also be really selective as they do not want their Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) to go up because there will be some borrowers…
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The famous home rental company may build homes too.
When a company achieves a huge scale and needs further growth, they have to somehow find something else to do. Just as McDonald’s is also a super huge toy company, IKEA is super big with its restaurants too. Now we have another potential. AirBnB is already a familiar name to the world for home rental.…
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Smaller increments for many. So, bad for everybody?
It’s year end again. Increments coming soon. Bonuses too. Are you getting one from your boss? Question. When over 90 percent of employers are giving increments, is this considered bad news or good news? As someone who has worked for the past 20 years, there were a few years where I received no increments and…
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Crest Builder: Higher sales, higher profits (good sign for industry)
If we ask our real estate negotiator friends, nearly all would tell us that it’s harder to sell to prospective buyers these days. So, is the property market in trouble? Asking the first-time home buyer or even the ones who are still waiting to buy may not yield the best answer. It’s better to look…
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Permanent closure of Jalan Bristol (route B25) at Lagong Estate
Press Release by Sime Darby Properties Permanent closure of Jalan Bristol (route B25) at Lagong Estate, Selangor beginning 3 December 2018 ARA DAMANSARA, 30 November 2018 – Sime Darby Property advises the public that Jalan Bristol (route B25) at the Lagong Estate, Selangor will be closed permanently to all traffic beginning 3 December 2018 (Monday). Jalan Bristol traverses across private land owned by…
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Indoor Potted Plants from IOI Properties for you. (FREE)
[Sponsored] I love plants. My balcony is full of plants. From cactuses to chilli and ladies finger as well as a crawling unknown and pineapples, I am really trying to plant lots of stuffs. It’s always good to start planting some plants. My two kids have their own small potted plants too. Well, now you can…
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RM8 billion more investments into Johor in 2019
One of the latest updates about Iskandar Johor was in an earlier article here. It’s about RTS, flights and ferry Let’s just say that for me, the catalyst for future growth between both Johor and Singapore would have to be the Rail Transit System (RTS). As for property needs, here’s an earlier article.: Johor needs many more…
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Erm… this limitation is NOT needed. IMHO. KL is a CITY…
On a yearly basis, I visit the pubs / bars probably 12 times. That’s around once per month. I do not usually stay past midnight. However, if anyone were to ask me if I think the cars / pubs should just stop their operations at 1am, my answer is of course not. Are we asking…