News about Johor Bahru

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.

AFTER Datuk Zamani Kasim settles down for our meeting in the lobby of Hilton Kuala Lumpur, he says he will show us later pictures of his 8-bedroom resort home in Yan, Kedah, which took 15 years to build and was completed five years ago.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 19): Astaka Padu Sdn Bhd will be unveiling the final phase of One Bukit Senyum (OBS) — the RM6 billion integrated development in Johor Bahru, on Aug 28, according to its CEO Datuk Zamani Kasim.

THE Johor market has been quiet in the past year.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): While fewer launches of high-rise homes in Johor Bahru are planned this year, the market will still need time to digest its existing and incoming supply of high-rise homes, said Knight Frank Malaysia in its latest property market report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): Johor Bahru's City Council (MBJB) intends to collaborate with Singapore Exchange-listed property developer Astaka Holdings Ltd in relocating the city council's new headquarters to a new central business district in Johor, One Bukit Senyum (pictured) (OBS).