Common property: Who owns what?
Purchasing a strata property is all about the math. It's all about the numbers with property agents whipping out their calculators to give you the unit price according to the floor, view and orientation.
Tightening fire safety in residential properties
In a home, occupants should feel safe. There are steps to ensure this peace of mind, like locking the doors and windows every night. Even safety grilles can be installed on windows to keep children in and thieves out. In gated properties, security guards keep watch over those coming and going.
Building for tomorrow
As urban populations grow, cities are entering an era of increasing uncertainty. Rapid change is placing new pressures on urban areas, making it increasingly difficult to anticipate and prepare for future disruption.
The foreign takeover
Much has been said about the last mile delivery sector, where an onslaught of uncontrolled foreign entrants – who have aggressive pricing measures – has decimated local players.
Herd mentality fuels the hype cycle
There is a peculiar nature in Malaysia's startup and business ecosystem. Whenever a new trend or hype emerges, our young entrepreneurs tend to jump on it swiftly.
Stronger governance key to public trust
Over the past month, Malaysian institutions came under the spotlight as both Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) and Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) were in the news for the wrong reasons.
Malaysia’s federal dilemma
As we mark Malaysia Day this month, it is worth returning to the second part of what I previously described as our evolving "Malaysian dilemma".
Gulf IPO boom fizzles
Global banks and Gulf-based lenders are increasingly looking beyond the Middle East for equity-market business as a sharp slowdown in Gulf initial public offerings (IPOs) puts pressure on deal fees, according to a Bloomberg report.
Fix the system, not the scores
Education is one of the very few segments of society that almost all Malaysians can have a say in, because they have gone through the system.
India’s stock market losing shine?
India's stock market may face a tougher road ahead as global investors become increasingly reluctant to back a market that once stood out for its strong economic growth and long-term structural story.
