KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Bhd (Masteel) said it had conceptualised the Johor commuter train project as a private sector initiative back in 2009.

SUSTAINABLE architecture may be a growing trend in Asia, but few proponents are as committed to active sustainable design as Saeed Zaki, regional managing director of DWP — an architecture and interior design firm with offices in Australia, Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Middle East and Vietnam."I am the one who started the eco-initiative for DWP.

SEVEN years since the grand plan for Iskandar Malaysia in southern Johor was announced, followed by the involvement of Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Temasek Holdings, the region is now a property hot spot. Investor confidence is at an all-time high now that the general election is over and done with, and local and foreign investment continue to pour into Iskandar at a steady pace.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sino-foreign joint venture (JV) company, China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park Development Co Ltd, expects the start-up phase of the Qinzhou Industrial Park (QIP) in Qinzhou, China, to generate sales of 5.2 billion yuan (RM2.7 billion).

KUALA LUMPUR: Meda Inc Bhd has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire two 99-year leasehold tracts in Pekan Sungai Buloh, measuring 29,728 sq m in total (319,990 sq ft), for RM75.2 million or RM235 per sq ft.

IT has been a busy year for the construction industry, as can be seen by the many construction activities in the Klang Valley."Construction is booming.

AS you cross the Seri Gemilang Bridge in Putrajaya, you will see a number of high-rise government office buildings built by Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd (PJH).PJH, the master developer of Putrajaya, is completing its last remaining government projects under its portfolio, including the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) within the Matrade Centre at Jalan Khidmat Usaha (off Jalan

KUALA LUMPUR: IOI Properties Bhd's net profit surged to RM431.7 million for the first seven months of its financial year ended June 30, 2013 (FY13) compared with RM271.1 million in the corresponding period in the previous year, thanks to its Klang Valley property development.

KUALA LUMPUR: Although the aged care business has yet to kick off in a big way in Malaysia, KPJ Healthcare Bhd is getting ready for this potentially lucrative segment and may partner property developers to launch retirement villages.

PENANG-based Ivory Properties Group Bhd expects to finalise several land deals in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Baru by year-end, and is planning to undertake maiden development projects in the two property hot spots. "We have enough landbank in Penang, so we are now looking at what's attractive in KL and JB.