HONG KONG: SJM Holdings Ltd, Asia’s biggest casino operator, plans to invest in land that will triple the size of its planned casino resort in Macau’s Cotai area.

TOKYO: Las Vegas Sands Corp and MGM Resorts International are scouting sites for casinos in Japan as Tokyo’s selection to host the 2020 Olympics boosts confidence a law legalising gambling resorts in the capital will pass.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp Ltd (founder, Malaysian billionaire Tan Sri Dr Chen Lip Keong became the second industry player to take a punt on a Russian entertainment zone not far from Beijing, agreeing to invest US$350 million (RM1.2 billion) to build a casino, hotel and exhibition venue.

SINGAPORE: Amara Holdings Ltd, a Singapore- based hotel operator, may sell hospitality assets as a real estate investment trust (REIT).

KUALA LUMPUR: DKLS Industries Bhd is selling its commercial property in Melbourne, Australia for A$15 million (RM45.5 million). The sale proceeds would be used for debt repayment.

THE City of Elmina, a regional grouping of townships located along the Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE), has a gross development value (GDV) of over RM25 billion and is expected to take 10 to 18 years to complete. The 5,000-acre development is envisioned to be Selangor's "wellness and liveable" city.

GOING green is such a hot topic nowadays. While the issue has been debated, discussed and dissected to death, the man in the street has yet to fully embrace the green home movement.The problem is not the lack of information. Ironically, end users often find themselves bombarded with too much information and too many technical jargon.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime property prices have increased on an average of 2.4% in the second quarter of 2013, according to the latest Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index. The price growth is led by Jakarta, which recorded a 27.2% increase — the strongest growth for the third consecutive quarter.

KUALA LUMPUR: Tanco Holdings Bhd has engaged Impiana Hotels and Resorts Management Sdn Bhd to manage and operate Splash Park Suites — its first resort in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.Splash Park Suites is the resort component of a proposed mixed commercial development called Splash Park, located within Tanco's Palm Springs Resort City in Port Dickson.