KUALA LUMPUR: KUB Malaysia Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary KUB Builders Sdn Bhd has accepted a RM39.17 million contract from UMP Holdings Sdn Bhd to build a student hostel in Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia last Friday, the company said the tenure of the project is for 48 weeks from Sept 11, the date of site possession.

KUALA LUMPUR: Har Len Corp Bhd’s wholly-owned unit Uniglobal Sdn Bhd has proposed to sell two parcels of plantation land in Lahad Datu, Sabah, to Boustead Rimba Nilai Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned unit of Boustead Plantations Bhd, for RM184.59 million cash.

Boustead Plantations is a wholly-owned unit of Boustead Holdings Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR: Scomi Engineering Bhd expects to complete the RM1.85 billion Mumbai monorail project in the second half (2H) of 2014, after the project was plagued by regulatory and property issues that were out of the company’s hands.

The monorail job, awarded in November 2008, was initially targeted to be completed within 30 months.

KUALA LUMPUR: UDA Holdings Bhd has received an encouraging response from developers for its proposed transformation of the former Pudu Jail site into a mixed development, dubbed Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC).

ONE Blackfriars, a 170m high tower designed by award-winning architectural firm Ian Simpson Architects, is set to change the London skyline.

GROWING up in a supportive environment and with an interest in art, Dara Huang has become a full-fledged architect with a passion for both architecture and interior design. Her company, Design Haus Liberty Ltd, established in November last year in London, marries these two passions.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) and Lafarge Malaysia Bhd launched the inaugural PAM-Lafarge Architecture Student Competition on affordable housing yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians will get first dibs on Ballymore Group’s City Island new mixed-use development near Canary Wharf and East London during its exclusive launch next month.City Island comprises two blocks of 196 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment units. It will be open for sale exclusively for Malaysians on Oct 11, the group said in a statement recently.

PETALING JAYA: Jaya Shopping Centre (JSC) is doing its part to support entrepreneurism by dedicating a zone for the “nouveau entrepreneurs”. “Jaya Shopping Centre was the first trading post for many local homegrown retailers. It was at Jaya Shopping Centre where they started and had their first big break. Three decades later, many of these retailers have become retail stars.