News about DBKL

MALL owners and operators are urging the local authorities in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur to impose a two-year freeze on new applications to build shopping centres as a way to overcome the current oversupply of retail space.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 20): It was a move that created a lot of gnashing of teeth and angst among many city folk.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): Brace yourself.

PETALING JAYA (July 8): The iconic “OCBC Building” located at Jalan Hang Kasturi was sold last year in July to building management services company Shen & Sons Sdn Bhd for RM921 psf — translating into RM21 million — JLL Malaysia country head, YY Lau told TheEdgeProperty.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): Deputy minister of Federal Territories Datuk Loga Bala Mohan said Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will be spending a total of RM92 million to upgrade infrastructure in Kuala Lumpur (KL), to prevent further floods in the future.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): There are about 63,000 people on the waiting list for People's Housing (PPR) and Public Housing (PA) houses, said Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) director (Housing Management and Community Development), Wan Mohd Ghazali Nor, Bernama reported today .

KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): Although Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has restricted approvals to develop new hotels, luxury apartments and office developments, the authorities will still allow applications for selected mixed commercial developments, said Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.

Lawmakers want the authorities to step up efforts to mend and minimise potholes near construction sites and in residential areas.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): SkyWorld Development Sdn Bhd may be new in the local property market, but it has set an ambitious target -- it wants to be one of the top 10 property developers in the country within the next five years.

GUANGDONG Debao Land Co Ltd, a property development company based in Guangdong, China, plans to invest in the long abandoned Plaza Rakyat project in Jalan Pudu.