SkyWorld aims high
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-based company to invest in Plaza Rakyat
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.
Urban regeneration key to growth, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Revitalising the older parts of the city that are no longer economically viable is the only way to accommodate the continual growth of the city, said the deputy Federal Territories minister Datuk Loga Bala Mohan at the opening ceremony of the 7th International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities (WCSC) 2015 today.
PHB plans integrated development in Bukit Bintang
SEVERAL buildings in the city centre near Bukit Bintang, built during the British administration, are expected to make way for a multi-billion ringgit integrated development project comprising serviced apartments, offices and a mall.
DBKL to redevelop old council property, improve urban quality of life
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 25): Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is redevloping old council flats in an effort to provide 50,000 affordable homes in the city.
BOVAEA teams up with authorities to curb illegal real estate agents
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): The Board of Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Malaysia (BOVAEA) has teamed up with the authorities to stop unlicensed people from acting as brokers in real estate transactions, after the industry lost RM40 billion worth of transactions to unlicensed property brokers last year alone.
Reviving heritage at The Row
Twenty-two 1940s shophouses along Jalan Doraisamy in Kuala Lumpur that had been converted into the Asian Heritage Row of nightspots in the early 2000s, are again being readapted.
Kampung Baru an example why bumiputera targets not met, senate told
KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Despite approving the Kampung Baru Development Corporation Act, "not one piece of steel" has been seen in the redevelopment of the historical Malay enclave, which sits on prime real estate in Kuala Lumpur, a senator said today.
Putrajaya offers incentives for more affordable homes
KUALA LUMPUR (June 15): Developers will be offered charge reduction incentives and green lane to speed up development approvals to build more affordable homes in the Federal Territory.
Experts finalising seismic code for buildings to ensure quake safety
KUALA LUMPUR (June 13): A seismic code of practice for new buildings is in the final stages of being formulated and submitted to the government for implementation to ensure development projects, including those in Kuala Lumpur, will be able to withstand the impact of an earthquake.
