News about Kuala Lumpur

LOCATED 35km north of Kuala Lumpur, Rawang in Selangor was once a busy tin mining town which had recorded a number of “firsts” in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 5): Pavilion Elite, an extension to Pavilion Mall Kuala Lumpur, is expected to open its doors to shoppers in November.

TADMAX Resources Bhd managing director Datuk Seri Anuar Adam, a retired major of the Malaysian army, will focus on transforming the loss-making company into a property and power generation player after cleaning its books for the past five years.

TRX City Sdn Bhd (formerly known as 1MDB Real Estate Sdn Bhd) saw a net profit of RM380.

REAL estate investors usually have two main considerations — rental yields and capital appreciation.

THERE are still many details of the KL-Singapore high-speed rail project that need ironing out before the bilateral agreement is signed at the end of the year.

PETALING JAYA (July 26): Following the recent signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail (KL-SG HSR) by both the Malaysian and Singaporean governments, MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd (MyHSR) has selected CH2M as its technical advisor for the landmark cross-border project.

LONG-established Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur — which is linked to Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, entrepreneur Tan Sri Syed Yusof Syed Nasir and Singaporean tycoon Ong Beng Seng — may be torn down to make way for a multibillion-ringgit integrated project, documents show.

IPOH (July 25): The Ipoh City Council (MBI) is not proposing to raise car parking charges in the city unlike the move implemented by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.

PUTRAJAYA: The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 19 to work towards commencing the Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) operations by 2026 has sparked renewed interest along the property line.