Consider This: Tenancy Law (Part 2) — Legislating Against Racial Discrimination?
Malaysia's rental market has often been criticised for lacking proper regulation, relying instead on tenancy agreements and contract law. Could a Residential Tenancy Act bring about fairer practices in the rental market? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to social policy & human rights consultant Simraatraj Kaur Dhillon.
Mon May 20 2024
Consider This: Tenancy Law (Part 1) — Does Msia need a Residential Tenancy Act?
Malaysia's rental market has often been criticised for lacking proper regulation, relying instead on tenancy agreements and contract law. Could a Residential Tenancy Act bring about fairer practices in the rental market? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Suraya Ismail, Director of Research at Khazanah Research Institute, where she focuses on Housing, Cities and Urbanisation.
Mon May 20 2024
Senior citizen allegedly sets fire to rented house after eviction order
A senior citizen is believed to have set his rented house on fire after being dissatisfied when told to vacate the premises in Taman Pelangi early this morning.
Fri Apr 30 2021
Valentino is sued for $207 million after shutting Manhattan boutique over pandemic
According to the landlord, Valentino owes all rent due through the lease's July 2029 expiration despite abandoning the store in December.
Sat Feb 20 2021
South Korea finance minister loses home as housing policy comes back to haunt
Seoul apartment prices have risen more than 50 per cent since the left-leaning President Moon Jae-in inherited loosened mortgage rules.
Thu Oct 22 2020
Wong Whei Meng: Speedrent App When You Want To Let
Speedrent founder and CEO Wong Whei Meng wants to make home renting easy and secure. He tells AWANI Review’s Mariam Azmi why his Airbnb-like platform is different compared to traditional property list
Tue Mar 05 2019
Landowners should be responsible to fill up disused bauxite mines
Legal practitioner Datuk Syed Azimal Amir Syed Abu Bakar said the refusal or failure of the landlord to do so could hold them responsible if any untoward incidents occurred at the mines.
Wed Feb 15 2017
Kedah disagrees with FT proposal for Langkawi
Datuk Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid says as 'landlords', the state government had the right to object to the proposal.
Thu Feb 09 2017
Body in septic tank: Myanmar sought over Bangladeshi's murder
Dungun police says the Myanmar national, in his 30s, went into hiding after his roommate's body was found in a sewage tank by their landlord on Thursday.
Fri Dec 11 2015
Landlord find Bangladeshi man's body in septic tank
The landlord had called his tenant, 43-year-old Hussin, on the phone 15 times before he stumbled upon the gruesome find.
Thu Dec 10 2015
Malaysian woman charged with stabbing 76-year-old landlord in Yishun: report
A Malaysian woman was charged in court on Monday with causing hurt to her 76-year-old landlord with a dangerous weapon at a Yishun flat last Saturday night.
Mon Nov 23 2015