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First-of-its-kind awards

The objective of the Awards is to raise the bar on the quality and sustainability of Malaysian property, benchmarking it against the best-in-class globally.

BMSPA 2021 back with a new award category!

The first of its kind, EdgeProp Malaysia’s Best Managed & Sustainable Property Awards 2021 was introduced in 2017. The Awards’ objective is to benchmark and raise the bar on the upkeep quality and sustainability of real estate in Malaysia.

The real estate alternative

According to JLL Property Services (M) Sdn Bhd’s latest report released on Nov 5, 2020, logistics and data centre markets have accelerated in the Asia-Pacific region and primarily driven up industrial market transactions by 76% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20).

Full Budget 2021 speech

I have a belief. How the Malaysian nation is a brave nation, a strong nation, that when we can agree with each other, we can do extraordinary things. That is why this 2021 Budget is raised as the theme " Resilient As One, Together We Triumph".

End of Private Lease Tenure — what happens then?

Datuk Chang Kim Loong: Members of the public are also forewarned to be careful with any oral promises from any parties to renew lease tenures upon expiry which are not properly documented. The related case study would be the Marble Jade Mansion in Brickfields on issue of “promised” lease extension, but that is another story.

How about a 'workcation'?

Work-from-hotel packages offer a room or public space within allocated hours for day use only. Typically, guests enjoy complimentary high-speed internet, coffee and tea, plus parking as part of the package. Other additional perks may include discounts on hotel stays, dining and other ancillary services provided by the hotel.

Hotels riding on WFH concept

Malaysian Association of Hotels CEO Yap Lip Seng: Hotels are coming up with creative products and services to sustain operations and such work-from-hotel packages are one of those where hotels are making use of their available resources to generate additional revenues.