House prices up 30%

HOUSE prices need to be raised by 30% due to the hike in building materials and petrol prices, Nanyang Siang Pau reported.

Master Builders Association of Malaysia president Patrick Wong said middle-range house prices had been increased from RM150,000 to RM190,000.

“The developers have no choice but to raise the price as the cost of building the houses has increased. The price of houses was adjusted two weeks ago,” he said.

New Era College management in the dark over the staff requirement

China Press reported that the New Era College management was in the dark over the staff requirement of the college in the past two years.

College chairman Dr Yap Sin Tian, who is also the president of Dong Zong (the United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia), said the college council did not receive any report from the college management about the staff requirement.

To resolve the issue, Dr Yap said the council decided that positions of administrative chief or above must get the council's approval.

Newspaper reports on Sunday said that the management and administrative staff of the college were at loggerheads.

A total of 14 department heads of the college signed a joint statement against Dr Yap.

The 14 heads accused him of refusing to allow administrative staff to be involved in planning work as well as being responsible for the departure of Dong Zong administrative chief Mo Tai Xi.

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