News about Kota Kinabalu

KOTA KINABALU (Oct 22): Club Med has announced plans to open its first green resort here in Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU (Sept 30): Ho Hup Group’s maiden project in Kota Kinabalu, The Crown Service Suites, is 60% taken up.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): ECM Libra Financial Group Bhd is buying three hotels, together with the land where they are built on, from Tune Hotels Sdn Bhd for RM62.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): Jesselton Duty-Free, which boasts a retail space of 37,000 sq ft in the seafront mall of Jesselton Mall in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, has opened its doors.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Permaju Industries has teamed up with OCR Group Bhd to develop a residential and commercial project with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM1 billion in Kota Kinabalu.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): FGV Holdings Bhd’s (FGV) largest shareholder, the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda), said it is counting on FGV to perform a thorough turnaround as soon as possible to improve both their financial standings.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 7): A Kota Kinabalu International Airport executive has been remanded for four days for allegedly receiving bribes worth RM36,500 in relation to the approval of airport rental space, reported The Star.

PETALING JAYA (July 12): Sabah non-governmental organisation (NGO) Land Empowerment Animals People (LEAP) has joined the chorus of voices objecting the contentious Tanjung Aru Eco-Development (TAED) in Kota Kinabalu, reported The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Sabah’s Infrastructure Development Ministry will form a committee to replace appointed consultants to monitor the building of the Pan Borneo Highway project in the state.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Construction company Bina Puri Holdings Bhd is hoping to sustain last year’s financial performance at the very least, given that the property market remains tepid, while drastic cost cuts by the new Pakatan Harapan government have derailed several key projects.