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Tropicana to sell Jalan Ampang land?

KUALA LUMPUR: Tropicana Corp Bhd, whose trading was suspended yesterday pending a material announcement, is tipped to sign the sale and purchase agreement for a prime piece of land on Jalan Ampang, formerly where the historical Bok House was located, today.

Ho Hup exits PN17 status

KUALA LUMPUR: Ho Hup Construction Co Bhd has ceased to be a PN17 designated company effective yesterday, following Bursa Malaysia’s approval for its early upliftment of the status.

Liew joins Eco World as non-executive director

KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin has joined Eco World Development Group Bhd as a non-independent non-executive director, confirming a report by The Edge Financial Daily last Tuesday.

His appointment came a few days following his resignation as president and chief executive officer of S P Setia Bhd effective April 30. He had helmed S P Setia for 18 years.  

Titijaya may buy Penang land for RM126m

KUALA LUMPUR: Developer Titijaya Land Bhd is looking to acquire a piece of land of 8.26ha in the south-eastern part of Penang island from its major shareholder for some RM126 million cash, said sources, adding that the group has appointed corporate finance advisers to look into the exercise.

City & Country: Cover Story - Outlet centres catching on in Asia

THE chilly autumn air that hangs over London cannot deter the determined shopper looking to grab luxury items at discounted prices. Travelling an hour out of the city’s Marylebone Station, passing quaint villages, rolling hills and farmland, one reaches Bicester North station. A feeder bus that comes every 10 minutes then shuttles shoppers to their destination: Bicester Village in Oxfordshire.

City & Country: Sime Darby undertakes township regeneration

WHEN you are a township developer that has been in the business for more than 30 years, many of your projects would have been developed in accordance with the surroundings of the sites.

However, what happens when 20 to 30 years down the road, new opportunities for the sites are unlocked that could not have been incorporated back then?

City & Country: Hill & Standard to launch Park Street West 1 in Luton

DEVELOPING accommodation for students has become a lucrative business in the UK as the growing sector is now worth £2.5 billion (RM13.58 billion). According to Knight Frank’s Student Property 2014 report, demand for student housing is constantly rising, making it the best performing property sector in the country.