SINGAPORE: Singapore is set to open its first casino as early as this weekend, the city-state’s latest roll of the dice in its efforts to turn from a staid manufacturing hub to an Asian playground for the rich.

KUALA LUMPUR: Rentak Arena’s Templer Hills, consisting 30 units of 3-storey and 25 units of 4-storey freehold bungalows near Selayang in Selangor, is almost 50% sold since its launch on Jan 23. Templer Hills, with a gross development value of RM99 million, is priced from RM1.5 million to RM2.8 million.

KUALA LUMPUR: OSK Research is maintaining a Buy on WCT as it is one of the research house's top sector picks as it envisages more positive news for the company.

The research house said on Tuesday, Feb 9 that WCT's 4Q FY09 results will be released on 24 Feb, which it expects to be in line with its forecast.

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's administrative capital of Putrajaya will have its first commercial green building in the commercial precinct of Precinct 2 by 2012.

KUALA LUMPUR: Country Heights Holdings Bhd (CHHB) has been slapped with a RM22.6 million bill by the government for real property gains tax (RPGT) for assessment years 1993, 1998 and 1999.

GUA MUSANG: The Education Ministry will terminate the contracts for 45 projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan which have not been completed on time, its deputy minister Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi said.

He said that of the projects, 21 were school buildings while the rest were quarters, hostels, canteens and various types of buildings.

KUALA LUMPUR: WCT Bhd has been awarded a contract on Feb 8 by MAF Investment Bahrain BSC (C) to undertake fit out works for Bahrain City Centre Hotels via its WTC's 50%-owned company, Cebarco-WCT W.L.L.

HONG KONG: Knight Frank, an international property consultancy said the average rent of Grade A offices in the island state will rise 15% this year. This is due in part to the rise in the number of foreign companies being set up in Hong Kong and this uptrend is expected to continue in 2010, which will further fuel demand for office space.

DENGKIL: Housing and Local Councils Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said 1,345 developers and more than 5,000 directors of such companies involved in problematic projects have been blacklisted.

Kong said it did not only involve housing projects that were abandoned but also involved housing projects that were not completed on schedule.

KUALA LUMPUR: Hunza Properties Bhd's mid-term earnings outlook is now seen to be more positive, supported by improving property sales and better progress billings, according to OSK Research.