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From its business district to leafy suburbs, new condominiums are sprouting up almost daily across Bangkok, but developers and investors alike seem little concerned about a property bubble developing.

Sima Group of Companies, through its founder and chairman, Gan Seng Biang, completed its first construction project some 30 years ago. It was a 6-storey apartment project in Brickfields in Kuala Lumpur.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Property consultants have described the Budget 2011 as simple and straightforward while welcoming the government’s efforts to grow housing demand.

PETALING JAYA: Proposals announced in the Budget 2011 by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is generally positive, said property sector stock analysts.

Among the positve aspects are the emphasis given to the development of the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) land in Sungai Buloh and the Kuala Lumpur International Financial District.

KUALA LUMPUR: Major property developers in the country said that the Budget 2011 is a business- and people-friendly budget, and added that steps taken to increase house ownership among Malaysians will help spur the property sector and enable more people to own homes.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) has called for the government to pay attention to the training of construction sector workers and personnel in its mission to intensify human capital development.

KUALA LUMPUR: Pentamaster Corporation Bhd has proposed to dispose of land and buildings and machineries for a total consideration of RM50 million in Penang.

In a filing to Bursa, the company said the disposal is primarily to reduce its collateralised loan obligation (CLO), due in October next year, as well as other bank borrowings. 

KUALA LUMPUR: The Budget 2011 tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Tun Razak in Parliament on Friday, Oct 15 was largely quiet on measures to attract foreign investments to the country's property market.