Sold for: RM890,000 (RM643 psf); Concluded by: Belle Low (REN 06824) from Hartamas Real Estate (012-503 5111); When: August 2016

S P Setia Bhd will launch the first block of its D’Camellia affordable apartments project located at its Setia EcoHill township in Semenyih on Oct 1. The launch will take place at the Setia EcoHill Welcome Centre.

YTL Hotels has recently acquired three properties in the UK — in Edinburgh, Berkshire and London — strengthening the company’s presence within the UK, the group announced in a press release today.

The managing director of WCT Holdings Bhd, Taing Kim Hwa, was named CEO of the Year at the Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Awards (MCIEA) 2016 organised by the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB).

Sunway Hotels & Resorts said the move to open the regional sales office is in line with its Greater China market development project in partnership with Century Holiday International Travel Group.

A major coup for the Malaysian developers of one of London’s best-known landmarks.

Hotels are struggling to fill their rooms due to a high supply coupled with the economic slowdown and less government and corporate business. And most hoteliers do not see this problem going away anytime soon.

For its construction division, Gamuda — the project delivery partner (PDP) for KVMRT Line 1 and KVMRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (Line 2) — shared that as of August, KVMRT Line 1 was at 91% completion.

The launches have received strong support despite the current challenging property market, said EcoWorld president and CEO Datuk Chang Khim Wah.

One of the largest global independent corporate services providers, Vistra Group, has established its first Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Centre of Excellence (COE) in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru to support its operations in Singapore and Southeast Asia, the group said in a statement today.