THE sleepy town of Pagoh in Muar, Johor, will see some exciting changes in the coming years.

SIME Darby Property Bhd has always prided itself on its ability to build sustainable developments.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) has called on the government to monitor buyers of affordable housing, saying there is no mechanism for this at present.

KUALA LUMPUR: The tussle between the Selangor State Development Corp (PKNS) and Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) over the PJ Sentral Development project seems to be over following the appointment of Datuk Mohamad Salim Fateh Din as the latter’s group managing director yesterday.

TO many a commuter exiting London’s Liverpool Street station, Broadgate is yet another office and retail complex in the British capital’s financial district.

In recent weeks, however, this 32-acre development has been the focus of much attention as it is the subject of potentially one of the UK’s biggest property deals since the onset of the financial crisis.

SINCE 2009, the Sime Darby group has embarked on a sustainability drive to ensure that its activities are "green" for the benefit of future generations. In 2010, the property division developed a Sustainability Blueprint, Charter and Roadmap to help it become a premier sustainable property developer.

WHILE "building green" has become a common phrase in developing and developed nations that uphold the sustainability cause, some forget that it only became an accepted practice thanks to the efforts of a few dedicated proponents.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): The results of the latest survey conducted
by the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (REHDA) showed
that outlook for the property market is positive for the second half of
the year. 
This optimistic outlook is expected to continue on into the first half of 2014. However,

WHAT do you do when it gets dark and you cannot afford to turn on the lights?

WHEN it comes to sustainability, we must walk the talk," says Datuk Abd Wahab Maskan, managing director of Sime Darby Property Bhd (SDP).It's clear from his enthusiasm that Wahab has wholeheartedly embraced and enforces Sime Darby Group's tagline, "Developing Sustainable Futures". "No one will say there shouldn't be a sustainable programme in the world today.