News by Hannah Rafee

The theme park enhancement project will be carried out in collaboration with China Mobile International (CMIM) to combine i-City’s City of Digital Lights with an immersive 3D Metaverse experience.

At the corporation’s outlook briefing on Wednesday (Jan 26), PKNS CEO Datuk Mahmud Abbas (pictured) said: “We are excited to roll out our development plans for 2022 and to see growth both economically and socially in the state of Selangor.”

"We have been quite aggressive in terms of acquiring land during the economic downturn; it is a good opportunity to acquire good assets. For example, during the economic downturn in 2007, we acquired 50% of the Citibank building and the land which Hap Seng 2 is sitting on, that was formerly owned by E&O," he said in a media conference on Wednesday (Jan 12). 

McCrea said: “There is a scramble to do something in the financial setting, and in the world of environmental, social and governance (ESG). We are seeing this being driven by big investment companies. It is definitely [linked] to the property sector — we have a lot of developers and managers who are involved. However, everyone is prickly about ESG risks.

Kua opined that the city’s future outlook is bright, believing that Kuala Lumpur will be a great city again when the borders open up. 

"Sunway Hotel Big Box is the group’s first hotel in southern [Peninsular] Malaysia and it aims to be a new haven of nature and adventure."

“This project spans 11 sq km. Located at the northeast end of Kuala Lumpur, this project will promote the use of public transportation and electric vehicles,” he said.

MIEA plans to engage further with stakeholders to stimulate the market

Knight Frank Malaysia international residential project marketing associate director Dominic Heaton-Watson: Far from underperforming their national housing markets, as many expected a year ago, cities are now outpacing them.

The six professional bodies are the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM), the (PEPS), the Malaysian Institute of Property & Facility Managers (MIPFM), the Malaysian Institute of Professional Estate Agents & Consultants (MIPEAC), the Business Valuers Association of Malaysia (BVAM) and the Persatuan Perunding Hartanah Muslim Malaysia (PEHAM).