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FROM a rubber estate to a self-contained high-end township, Bangsar is one of Kuala Lumpur’s real estate crown jewels.

WHO: Tang Mun Kian, Desmond Phang and Bernard Chong met while working at the same advertising agency and struck up a friendship that has endured for more than a decade and counting.

THE sight of an elderly man enjoying a cup of kopi — the local lingo for a dark, sweet and full-bodied brew of coffee — while reading a newspaper is a befitting reflection of Ipoh’s leisurely pace.

THE story started in 2004 when Tan King Hong, Loh Kok Theng and See Cherng Jye were brought in to establish Yuwang Development Sdn Bhd, the property arm of Yuwang Group.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): Construction of the Royale Pavilion Hotel Kuala Lumpur has progressed to 80%, with its opening set for the second quarter of next year, according to developer Harmoni Perkasa Sdn Bhd (HPSB) director Datuk Lee Tuck Fook.

PETALING JAYA (March 30): Avillion Hotel Group Sdn Bhd, a unit of Reliance Pacific Bhd, will debut its brand in Cameron Highlands with the new Avillion serviced suites in Cameron Fair which will open early next year.

A number of houses in Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Persekutuan boast a unique orientation — the top floor is at street level, and the bedrooms are downstairs.

EVERYONE is talking about the coming of another economic downturn, locally and globally.