News about Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): A total of 150 companies and consortia have responded to the request for information (RFI) exercise on the multi-billion ringgit Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, whose submission is still open till Nov 18, 2015.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday advised Kampung Baru residents to keep their land as the value will increase due to the many developments the government has planned for Kuala Lumpur’s last remaining Malay enclave.

THE look and feel of Malaysian homes are changing, say members of the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Youth Malaysia (Rehda Youth).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): The Kepong Citizen Network (KCN) has demanded that Kuala Lumpur City Hall and the Federal Territories Ministry put a halt on the mixed development project in Taman Metropolitan, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission (Spad) and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) jointly launched a request for information (RFI) exercise yesterday to gauge market interest and industry opinion on commercial as well as technical aspects of the Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): UDA Holdings Bhd (UDA) launched its RM400 million Anggun Residences serviced apartment development over the weekend.

Applicants to buy Rumawip (affordable housing) in Kuala Lumpur are asked to pay RM15,000 upfront to show the housing developer that they are committed to the purchase, says Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Dr Loga Bala Mohan.

KUALA LUMPUR: Protasco Bhd will hand over its entire Phase 1 of the De Centrum City development in Kuala Lumpur South, comprising a shopping centre block with 29 retail units, a serviced apartment block with 320 units, a small office/home office block with 192 units and 54 shoplots to purchasers in December.

THE office markets in Kuala Lumpur and Beyond Kuala Lumpur (Selangor) remained firm in 2Q despite completions with a total NLA of 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 15): Traffic congestion in Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur, is expected to ease with the widening of three roads, Jalan Desa Bakti, Jalan Desa Utama and Jalan Desa Mesra.