IT is hard to believe that just over a decade ago, what is now known as Setia Alam was a sprawling oil palm estate that was only accessible via Jalan Meru, a small trunk road in Klang, Selangor.

PETALING JAYA: The first phase, Pandora Serviced Residence, of Tropicana Corp Bhd’s integrated project Tropicana Metropark in Subang Jaya has seen more than 70% take-up since its launch on May 31. “This signifies high demand and buyers’ confidence in this award-winning development,” said Tropicana Corp group CEO Datuk Yau Kok Seng (pic). Tropicana Corp was formerly known as Dijaya Corp Bhd.

SINGAPORE: Afiniti Residences in Medini North, Iskandar Malaysia, Johor, was sold out on launch day last Saturday with Malaysians making up 72% of buyers, of whom 37% are Johoreans. Singaporeans accounted for another 25% of buyers, and the rest were bought by nationals from Indonesia, India and China.

KUALA LUMPUR: United States-based Horizon Group Properties Inc and Mainstay Properties Sdn Bhd will jointly invest more than RM180 million to develop the first phase of 'The Outlet Shoppes', a premium
outlet mall in the vicinity of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur International Airport's (KLIA) mega property development project, 'KLIA Aeropolis', has immense potentials to emerge as a significant airport city in Asia in the next five to
10 years.

PETALING JAYA: The Natural Resources Ministry and the Environment Department are considering drafting a blueprint for Cameron Highlands to look into sustainable development of the site.

This possibility for such a document comes after reports last month of rampant and illegal clearing of the forest.

GEORGE TOWN: When wanton destruction of forested hillslopes in Cameron Highlands made the news yet again, many people had already seen for themselves much of the damage.

Hill after hill, huge tracts of land were stripped of their greenery, a blight upon the land,visible from the main roads.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) MD, Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, will be staying on for another year in the group, which has been under fire for the delay in completing klia2.

In a statement yesterday, MAHB announced that the Ministry of Finance (MoF) had extended Bashir’s services as managing director for another year effective June 7.

GEORGE TOWN: Three people were hurt by falling concrete and steel girders when the interchange ramp of the Second Penang Bridge collapsed on June 6.

Two of the victims were construction workers Slamat, 36, from Indonesia and Tin Maung Iwin, 39, from Myanmar. Both were admitted to Penang Hospital and reported to be in stable condition.

NEW DELHI: The proposed ambitious trilateral 3,200km highway connecting India, Myanmar and Thailand is expected to be fully operational by 2016.

India is working closely with Myanmar and Thailand to develop the tri-lateral highway its Union Minister of Commerce, Industry & Textiles Anand Sharma said.