News about Johor Bahru

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).

JOHOR (Aug 1): The high-rise property market in Johor is going through challenging times at present, but S P Setia Bhd is taking the long-term view and is optimistic about the Johor Bahru property market.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): Berjaya Assets Bhd (BAssets)'s unit, Berjaya Waterfront Sdn Bhd, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Foshan City Bureau of Commerce (FCBC) to establish a strategic collaboration partnership to foster trade and investment activities.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Many companies may have painted a gloomy outlook for the domestic property sector, but this is the sector Damansara Realty Bhd is focusing on this year in seeking to return to profitability.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 27): Little-known Johor Bahru-based property developer BCB Bhd, which has seen its earnings balloon near six times in the last four years, is scaling down its launches to bite-sized portions as headwinds continue to buffet the local property market.

PEKAN, PAHANG (June 12): UDA Holdings Bhd (UDA) wants to open a couple of new hotels under its Ancasa brand in the next half decade, according to a report from Bernama.

JOHOR BAHRU (June 6): A property agent here has found out the hard way that it does not pay to cheat clients.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): Koong Wai Seng has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of property developer Sunsuria Bhd, with effect from today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Kimlun Corp Bhd has received a RM98.

PETALING JAYA (April 14): Despite the generally pessimistic outlook of Johor’s property market, Johor-based developer Astaka Holdings Ltd is confident things will look up next year as the market exits its “corrective phase” and embarks on another surge of activity prompted by the growth of Iskandar Malaysia’s core sectors.