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
AG's report: Gov't could potentially lose RM24.45 mln due to weaknesses in Railway Asset Corporation's collection
The loss included rental amounts of RM12.67 mln and RM170,474 which were not collected according to agreements and rental offer letters.
Tue Oct 10 2023
Norwegian police arrest Malaysian on espionage charges
According to the The Nordic Page, police arrested the suspect after surveillance cameras outside government offices recorded the movements of his rental car.
Tue Sep 12 2023
Dancing cyborgs: Japanese researchers develop robot arms to 'unlock creativity'
What would society look like if cyborg body parts were freely available for use like roadside rental bicycles?
Sat Jul 01 2023
Kedah govt to continue paying rental fee for Baling flood victims
The Kedah government will continue paying the rental fee for temporary accommodations of flood and water surge victims in Baling last July.
Thu Jan 05 2023
Shahrir needs to report the RM1 million received to IRB - IRB officer
It is the responsibility of taxpayers to report their income and for certain categories, commission and rental money are also income.
Tue Dec 13 2022
Taiping police revoke approval of tent for politically related programme
The Taiping IPD has rescinded its approval of the rental of its tent for a politically-related programme recently to avoid speculation and misunderstanding.
Sun Nov 06 2022
University lecturer charged with making false claims
A public university lecturer was charged today with nine counts of making false claims involving payments for rental of vehicles and purchase of geology equipment amounting to RM12,488, four years ago
Mon Sep 12 2022
Dream job: The Japanese man who gets paid to do nothing
The 38-year-old Tokyo resident charges 10,000 yen ($71) per booking to accompany clients and simply exist as a companion.
Tue Sep 06 2022
Terengganu cops receive report on homestay scam involving RM2,900 losses
Terengganu police have confirmed receiving a report on a scam involving an online homestay rental that has caused the victim to incur RM2,900 in losses.
Sat Sep 03 2022
Additional 5,000 council homes to be built in Kuala Lumpur - Shahidan
The Federal Territories Ministry plans to build 5,000 more council or transit homes for rental in Kuala Lumpur to overcome the housing shortage problem faced by low-income city dwellers.
Tue Jun 21 2022
Three ways to make your wardrobe greener on Earth Day
From upcycling to clothing repair and rental, here's a look at some of the ways you can make your wardrobe greener.
Fri Apr 22 2022
Mega PPVs no longer cost effective due to high rental - Khairy
High rental has led to the Health Ministry's decision to shut down operations of all COVID-19 mega vaccination centres (PPV) from March 16, its minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.
Sun Mar 06 2022
Utility bill, rental discounts extended for another six months - Abang Jo
The Sarawak government is extending the monthly electricity bill discount of between five and 25 per cent until June.
Fri Jan 28 2022