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If this price range persists, it seems to be likely a price hike dampener. Especially those projects with equivalent location and quality.
The medini condos especially due to its proximity to bukit indah and leasehold status (vs freehold in bukit indah)
http://www.malaysiapropertynews.net/2013/06/pulau-indah-shortlists-contractors-medini-project.html
This shortlisting of contractors is after the balloting, 10th June.
former plantations company, developer of taman daya. why huh?
Yup I dont like the U-turn too, but thats the fastest way from CIQ at this point...Alternative ways are to turn out at EDL Permas exit, or Jusco Tebrau exit, but definately much further off....
On the Tebrau jam, this is mainly caused by cars converging to 2-lanes at Pandan bridge from Tebrau Highway's 3 lanes. The Pandan bridge is supposedly due to upgrade at year-end to expand to 3 lanes, according to Chinese papers. Hopefully Ms Johor Jaya, 彩彤妹妹, can push the State Govt to quickly commence on the upgrading works...haha
A supposedly cash rich developer. 1 of the few who dont pledge their land banks to banks as the lands were acquired cheaply in the past....But old school n v low profile now..
Any details on the upgrade, please? Currently there is a road upgrade near Jusco Tebrau but the part that is sorely in need of upgrade is the Pandan. I haven't been there for about 2-3 months so I'm quite outdated. And what is the role of 彩彤妹妹?
Iskandar may import labour for SMEs
If they're looking to medium term, they may have to wait for up to three years
By malminderjit singh [email protected]
Published August 26, 2013
[SINGAPORE] Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of Singapore looking to move into Iskandar Malaysia may have to wait up to three years before they can access a steady pipeline of manpower there.
However, even as the region looks towards Singapore's vocational institutions to meet their skilled labour needs, the authorities there may import foreign manpower in the short term to help SMEs from Singapore.
In an exclusive interview with The Business Times, Syed Mohamed Syed Ibrahim, the president and CEO of Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB), said that Singapore companies should still give Iskandar a chance despite the manpower challenges there.
"My message to the Singapore SMEs is that I will definitely still tell them to come because labour is something that we can easily procure from the market if the need is immediate - whether local or foreign," he said. However, if the SMEs are looking towards the medium term for suitably skilled labour, then they should wait for up to three years for the institutions within Iskandar to help create this pool.
Mr Syed Mohamed said that Iskandar was working on collaborating with the Singapore Retail Academy (SRA) on developing talent for the retail sector, and that the IIB was considering approaching Singapore's Institute of Technical Education (ITE) to provide vocational training.
The issue of the lack of skilled labour is a real one, according to Mr Syed Mohamed. It was a factor the authorities considered from the onset when the Iskandar region was conceptualised and that was why the EduCity cluster within the region was created as it was not just meant to be an educational hub alone as there is another such hub in Malaysia in Bander Seri Alam.
"Basically, the objective of this education hub is to help fulfil the needs of the industries," he said.
However, this alone would not suffice, even though he projects the institutions there to supply about 5,000 personnel in about 10 years' time to the region and that a second phase of EduCity, known as EduPark, has been added to plug the gap in executive education, research and development, and technical education.
Mr Syed Mohamed said that due to the gestation period of the institutions within EduCity, the limited land space in it and the lack of vocational institutions there, it is important that Iskandar rely on sources of supply of labour that are outside as well.
"When we look into the education cluster (in EduCity), the whole value chain of it, we have at the moment tertiary institutions and international schools but we don't have yet vocational institutions. (Therefore) from the perspective of EduCity to meet the needs of Nusajaya, we have a gap and we are working very hard to address this."
From the government point of view, a structured training programme, National Occupational Skills Standards (NOSS), helps to churn out skilled labour in Malaysia and part of this will be channelled towards meeting the needs of the Iskandar region.
According to the Malaysian Department of Skills Development, the number of students in NOSS programmes across Malaysia in the past two years was some 101,450 in 2012 and about 89,252 in 2011.
In fact, for the Legoland theme park in Iskandar, NOSS worked with its operator, Merlin Entertainment Group (Merlin), to provide their manpower needs, Muhammad Zainal Ashikin, chief development officer of Themed Attractions & Resorts at Iskandar Malaysia, told The Business Times.
"Once Merlin had a clear definition of its manpower requirements, we worked closely with the Department of Skills Development Malaysia, which is the custodian of NOSS," he said.
NOSS helped churn out 700 personnel from its basic skills-level training programmes for Legoland, out of which 80 per cent were from the Johor region and 10 per cent from the remainder from Sabah and Sarawak. Besides a few managerial positions, this allowed Legoland to establish an almost complete Malaysian workforce. Mr Zainal added that it was helpful that Merlin identified its labour requirements early, allowing them to work with NOSS to recruit suitable candidates from the programme, and so, it is key for companies coming to Iskandar to have a clear vision.
Apart from Legoland, the Johor Premium Outlets is also another example where the workforce required was supplied locally by tapping the institutions already identified by the government because at one point they were looking to use foreign talent from the Philippines and others, Mr Syed Mohamed said. "But ultimately what we have working over there are locals."
Outside of Malaysia, institutions from Singapore could play a key role in complementing NOSS to provide vocational training for the manpower needs of Iskandar Malaysia. "That is actually the plan. There is the retail academy in Singapore, that has long been established relative to what we have here, and we have made contact with them because apart from providing their own courses, they also have collaboration with a UK university for masters course in retail. So instead of inventing something new, we thought why don't we establish this collaboration with them, and that is actually being done," Mr Syed Mohamed said.
However, when contacted, the SRA said that it is still reviewing its strategic direction and is undecided on this venture. "Until we decide on the review, we will then resume looking at any collaboration," said Choy Sok Jee, assistant director of industry & manpower at the academy.
As the region develops and demand for labour there grows, it is unclear if even the eventual ecosystem will be sufficient.
The Iskandar Regional Development Authority projects that the labour force in Iskandar Malaysia will increase from 618,000 in 2010 to 1.46 million in 2025 - an increase of 842,000 in 15 years. The effects of a tight labour force could lead to an upward pressure on wages as has already been seen.
The Malaysian media recently quoted Johor State Human Resources and Unity Committee chairman R Vidyanathan as reporting at the State Legislative Assembly that the workers at Legoland received a minimum salary of RM1,600 (S$620) while managers and technicians were paid RM2,200 a month, and that the salaries were quite high compared to other areas in the state.
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/premium/top-stories/iskandar-may-import-labour-smes-20130826
If they're looking to medium term, they may have to wait for up to three years
By malminderjit singh [email protected]
Published August 26, 2013
[SINGAPORE] Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of Singapore looking to move into Iskandar Malaysia may have to wait up to three years before they can access a steady pipeline of manpower there.
However, even as the region looks towards Singapore's vocational institutions to meet their skilled labour needs, the authorities there may import foreign manpower in the short term to help SMEs from Singapore.
In an exclusive interview with The Business Times, Syed Mohamed Syed Ibrahim, the president and CEO of Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB), said that Singapore companies should still give Iskandar a chance despite the manpower challenges there.
"My message to the Singapore SMEs is that I will definitely still tell them to come because labour is something that we can easily procure from the market if the need is immediate - whether local or foreign," he said. However, if the SMEs are looking towards the medium term for suitably skilled labour, then they should wait for up to three years for the institutions within Iskandar to help create this pool.
Mr Syed Mohamed said that Iskandar was working on collaborating with the Singapore Retail Academy (SRA) on developing talent for the retail sector, and that the IIB was considering approaching Singapore's Institute of Technical Education (ITE) to provide vocational training.
The issue of the lack of skilled labour is a real one, according to Mr Syed Mohamed. It was a factor the authorities considered from the onset when the Iskandar region was conceptualised and that was why the EduCity cluster within the region was created as it was not just meant to be an educational hub alone as there is another such hub in Malaysia in Bander Seri Alam.
"Basically, the objective of this education hub is to help fulfil the needs of the industries," he said.
However, this alone would not suffice, even though he projects the institutions there to supply about 5,000 personnel in about 10 years' time to the region and that a second phase of EduCity, known as EduPark, has been added to plug the gap in executive education, research and development, and technical education.
Mr Syed Mohamed said that due to the gestation period of the institutions within EduCity, the limited land space in it and the lack of vocational institutions there, it is important that Iskandar rely on sources of supply of labour that are outside as well.
"When we look into the education cluster (in EduCity), the whole value chain of it, we have at the moment tertiary institutions and international schools but we don't have yet vocational institutions. (Therefore) from the perspective of EduCity to meet the needs of Nusajaya, we have a gap and we are working very hard to address this."
From the government point of view, a structured training programme, National Occupational Skills Standards (NOSS), helps to churn out skilled labour in Malaysia and part of this will be channelled towards meeting the needs of the Iskandar region.
According to the Malaysian Department of Skills Development, the number of students in NOSS programmes across Malaysia in the past two years was some 101,450 in 2012 and about 89,252 in 2011.
In fact, for the Legoland theme park in Iskandar, NOSS worked with its operator, Merlin Entertainment Group (Merlin), to provide their manpower needs, Muhammad Zainal Ashikin, chief development officer of Themed Attractions & Resorts at Iskandar Malaysia, told The Business Times.
"Once Merlin had a clear definition of its manpower requirements, we worked closely with the Department of Skills Development Malaysia, which is the custodian of NOSS," he said.
NOSS helped churn out 700 personnel from its basic skills-level training programmes for Legoland, out of which 80 per cent were from the Johor region and 10 per cent from the remainder from Sabah and Sarawak. Besides a few managerial positions, this allowed Legoland to establish an almost complete Malaysian workforce. Mr Zainal added that it was helpful that Merlin identified its labour requirements early, allowing them to work with NOSS to recruit suitable candidates from the programme, and so, it is key for companies coming to Iskandar to have a clear vision.
Apart from Legoland, the Johor Premium Outlets is also another example where the workforce required was supplied locally by tapping the institutions already identified by the government because at one point they were looking to use foreign talent from the Philippines and others, Mr Syed Mohamed said. "But ultimately what we have working over there are locals."
Outside of Malaysia, institutions from Singapore could play a key role in complementing NOSS to provide vocational training for the manpower needs of Iskandar Malaysia. "That is actually the plan. There is the retail academy in Singapore, that has long been established relative to what we have here, and we have made contact with them because apart from providing their own courses, they also have collaboration with a UK university for masters course in retail. So instead of inventing something new, we thought why don't we establish this collaboration with them, and that is actually being done," Mr Syed Mohamed said.
However, when contacted, the SRA said that it is still reviewing its strategic direction and is undecided on this venture. "Until we decide on the review, we will then resume looking at any collaboration," said Choy Sok Jee, assistant director of industry & manpower at the academy.
As the region develops and demand for labour there grows, it is unclear if even the eventual ecosystem will be sufficient.
The Iskandar Regional Development Authority projects that the labour force in Iskandar Malaysia will increase from 618,000 in 2010 to 1.46 million in 2025 - an increase of 842,000 in 15 years. The effects of a tight labour force could lead to an upward pressure on wages as has already been seen.
The Malaysian media recently quoted Johor State Human Resources and Unity Committee chairman R Vidyanathan as reporting at the State Legislative Assembly that the workers at Legoland received a minimum salary of RM1,600 (S$620) while managers and technicians were paid RM2,200 a month, and that the salaries were quite high compared to other areas in the state.
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/premium/top-stories/iskandar-may-import-labour-smes-20130826
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Upgrading news was in the local Chinese paper, a few months back. Slated to begin at end of the year..... 彩彤妹妹 is the state rep for the area mah.....haha..... http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/廖彩彤
That is good news. I hope they upgrade Pasir Gudang highway too. That one is also very badly jammed during peak hours and is my main road from Tebrau to Bukit Indah.
Pasir Gudang Highway is much harder to upgrade compared to Pandan Bridge though..... I have more hope for Tebrau Highway, once Pandan Bridge and the fly-over near the Kampung Melayu section is completed..
i really hope the whole tebrau highway is upgraded cos the road is not befitting the title 'highway' now. also, the PG highway toward skudai after the tebrau big interchange towards skudai.. always jam???
btw, i drop by your molek haven to look yesterday, quite big huh the house.
I feel PG needs 3-lane, but it's going to be complicated to do the upgrade though. Skudai side has, like 4-5 lanes, so no jam at that side now. I heard last time was bad before the upgrade....
Molek Haven's built-up for intermediate is 2,437 sq ft (land is 24 x 80). Btw, I think the intermediate empty unit showhouse (at guard house row) is still available for sale...Bumi lot, but should have been released by now.....haha
Gov't to build public housing schemes in Iskandar
Aug 26, 2013 - PropertyGuru.com.my
In an effort to tackle the rising cost of residential properties in the region, the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) has earmarked several land plots for public housing schemes.
According to IRDA Chief Executive Office Datuk Ismail Ibrahim, the housing projects will be located in the heart of Johor Bahru City and in four of Iskandar's flagship development zones.
“It will be based on the Iskandar Public Housing at Jalan Ulu Choh in Gelang Patah where tenants rent houses with an option to buy them after a certain period.”
However, he stated that IRDA's emphasis is not only on Iskandar's property market.
“It also focused on the sectors of electrical and electronics, petrochemical and oleochemical, food and agro processing, logistic and related services, and tourism,” he noted.
Others include the healthcare, financial, educational sectors, as well as creative industries along with information and communications technology (ICT).
Iskandar Malaysia is not just about properties, it is also meant to generate economic opportunities and transform southern Johor into a world-class city, added Johor Bahru MP Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad.
Nevertheless, the government is concerned about the issue of affordable housing, and plans are underway to build low-cost units in the state.
Aug 26, 2013 - PropertyGuru.com.my
In an effort to tackle the rising cost of residential properties in the region, the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) has earmarked several land plots for public housing schemes.
According to IRDA Chief Executive Office Datuk Ismail Ibrahim, the housing projects will be located in the heart of Johor Bahru City and in four of Iskandar's flagship development zones.
“It will be based on the Iskandar Public Housing at Jalan Ulu Choh in Gelang Patah where tenants rent houses with an option to buy them after a certain period.”
However, he stated that IRDA's emphasis is not only on Iskandar's property market.
“It also focused on the sectors of electrical and electronics, petrochemical and oleochemical, food and agro processing, logistic and related services, and tourism,” he noted.
Others include the healthcare, financial, educational sectors, as well as creative industries along with information and communications technology (ICT).
Iskandar Malaysia is not just about properties, it is also meant to generate economic opportunities and transform southern Johor into a world-class city, added Johor Bahru MP Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad.
Nevertheless, the government is concerned about the issue of affordable housing, and plans are underway to build low-cost units in the state.
from the guardhouse facing in, on the right, 3 &4 th house the stainless steel grille and balcony widened and painted... somebody bought two units side by side?
They need 4 lane not 3 each direction. Tebrau Highway shd also upgrade to flyover so tt there is no traffic light. I couldn't believe seeing traffic lights on e highway n I tot it was joke on e highway name.
To attract workers to stay near e factories. Where got so kind.
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