News about Johor Bahru

PETALING JAYA (Sept 23): Hard Rock International is set to open a Hard Rock Hotel in Johor Bahru’s Desaru Coast in 4Q2017.

JOHOR BAHRU (Sept 15): S P Setia’s double-storey terraced homes dubbed Visca and Villosa in the established Bukit Indah township recorded an 80% overall take-up during its recent launch.

JOHOR BAHRU (Sept 15): Furniture store IKEA laid the foundation for its first store beyond the Klang Valley today at a cement-pouring ceremony here, the group said in a press statement.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 2): The Southkey development in Johor Bahru City Centre is slowly taking shape.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 1): Damansara Realty Bhd has inked an Memorandum of Understanding with Country Garden Real Estate Sdn Bhd to jointly undertake a development on a land, measuring 52 acres in Johor Bahru, Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR: Putra Perdana Construction Sdn Bhd (PPC), the construction arm of Putrajaya Perdana Bhd which is bidding for RM4.

JOHOR BAHRU/SINGAPORE (Aug 29): Singapore Exchange Ltd-listed Astaka Holdings Ltd unveiled the master plan for its flagship One Bukit Senyum (OBS) development at the groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for the new headquarters of the Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 26): Damansara Realty Bhd, controlled by Johor-based Seaview Holdings Sdn Bhd with a 51% stake, said its group chief executive officer Mohd Fazlin Shah Mohd Salleh has resigned after just one year "to pursue his other personal interest".

TAN Sri Lim Kang Hoo is the founder of Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Bhd (IWH) and Ekovest Bhd, where he currently serves as executive vice-chairman and executive chairman, respectively.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 26): Builder Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd has recorded higher pre-tax profit of RM70.