PETALING JAYA: British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd (BAT) has agreed to sell an 1.99-acre industrial plot in Keningau, Sabah, to Wahid Adbul Hamid for RM1.95 million, according to a Bursa Malaysia announcement on Nov 24.

PETALING JAYA: The women’s wing of Parti Gerakan wants the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide report to be declassified.

In a statement on Nov 24, Gerakan Wanita secretary-general Jayanthi Devi Balaguru, said findings of the investigations into the tragedy should be made public to uphold accountability and transparency.

KUALA LUMPUR: Office occupancy rates in San Diego, in the US have plunged due to unemployment rates of above 10% and falling operating incomes, according to Marcus & Millichap real estate investment services firm.

HUA HIN, Thailand: InterContinental Hotels & Resorts will open its first seaside retreat in the country, the 119-room InterContinental Hua Hin Resort next month.

The hotel also offers 11 deluxe ocean-view suites and six executive suites, in addition to three beachfront villas with private plunge pools and one presidential suite that can cater as a private wedding chapel.

KUALA LUMPUR: Rental growth in the UK student property market is expected to continue, underpinned by limited supply and strong demand, according to a statement released by Knight Frank UK.

SHAH ALAM: The latest phases of 2-storey terraced houses in I&P Group Sdn Bhd’s Alam Impian township in Shah Alam launched during the Nov 21 weekend were fully sold in two days.

KUALA LUMPUR: TA Global Bhd, the newly listed property development arm of TA Enterprise Bhd (TAE), is looking at further property development in Canada and Australia, beyond the current three hotels and one commercial building it has in the two countries.

TORONTO: An office-building boom in Toronto’s downtown may push the city’s vacancy rate higher than New York and Boston after developers including Brookfield Properties Corp added space during the first recession in 17 years.

EDINBURGH: Donald Trump’s plan to build a £1 billion (RM5.76 billion) golf resort in northeast Scotland is being challenged in the courts by an 85-year-old woman who stands to lose her home as a result of his project.

KUALA LUMPUR: Concerned that there will be a repeat of the Port Klang Free Zone fiasco, the opposition wants the privatisation project involving a RM628 million exhibition centre to be tabled in Parliament.

The opposition also called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to re-tender the project to pick the best contractor or developer.