PHUKET (Nov 8): Outrigger Hotels and Resorts announced on Tuesday that it will take over the management of Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort and Spa in Thailand.

LONDON (Nov 8): Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine have chosen to make the former apartment of Queen Elizabeth's sister Princess Margaret their permanent London residence, his office said last Sunday.

LONDON (Nov 8): Insolvency specialist Grant Thornton is applying to have a Guernsey-issued administration order over Propinvest Group Ltd, whose assets include investment bank Citigroup's European headquarters, recognised in British courts, it said.

At the 30-storey Samsung Hub, a Grade-A office tower at the corner of Church Street in Singapore, an entire floor measuring a total of 13,132 sq ft on the 20th level was sold at end-August for close to S$36.77 million, or S$2,800 psf.

Developer Gasing Meridian Sdn Bhd must have heaved a sigh of relief when the Kuala Lumpur High Court decided in September last year to quash a judicial review application by a group of residents in Bukit Gasing.

Glomac Bhd is set to launch about RM1.2 billion worth of properties in FY2012, following its strong showing in FY2011. The developer saw its net profit jump 46% to RM63 million in FY2011 ended April 30, from RM43 million in FY2010.

The lush green foliage and trees are a sight to behold, and one certainly gets a sense of being in a tropical paradise up in the air.

PUTRAJAYA (Nov 4): About 80% of 3,000 housing loan applications received by the Treasury's Housing Loan Division (BPP) monthly were made online since the service was introduced in August.

Its secretary Datuk Shuib Md Yusop is confident that full implementation of the system will not cause any problems what with the overwhelming response received from civil servants.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): Sunway Bhd on Friday said it is not involved in any discussion with conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd to jointly develop townships in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor.

Nevertheless, as a leading property and construction company, Sunway said it is constantly on the lookout for property development opportunities both locally and abroad.

SINGAPORE (Nov 4): Malaysia Property Inc (MPI) has roped in distinguished property developers and government agencies to form a dynamic Malaysian contingent at MIPIM Asia 2011.

IJM Land Bhd, MSC Malaysia, Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) and Sunway Bhd form Malaysia's contingent for the three-day premier real estate event beginning Nov 15.