News about Lembah Pantai

PETALING JAYA (May 9): Recent controversies surrounding the Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP) has led Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament Fahmi Fadzil to support a probe into the Federal Territories (FT) ministry’s welfare arm.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 19): Increasingly gentrified over the past seven years, property developers dubbed the area Bangsar South, using the prestige of the nearby Bangsar address to infuse the area with an air of affluence.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 10): Traffic congestion, rapid development and the displacement of poorer residents are some of the pressing issues that should be dealt with first before renaming Bangsar South as Kampung Kerinchi again, said a filmmaker.

PETALING JAYA (July 19): The Bangsar South name should not overshadow Kerinchi, which is laden with its own history, culture and identity, said Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil.

PETALING JAYA (July 19): The Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 will be gazetted by year-end, just two years shy of its namesake year, reported the Malay Mail.

PETALING JAYA (July 16): Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad said he will look into calls to reverse the government land swap deal for a proposed property development by SP Setia Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Property experts have dismissed concerns that the change of Bangsar South’s name back to Kampung Kerinchi will drive down prices of properties in the area.

PETALING JAYA (June 9): Will property prices drop if Bangsar South (pictured) in Kuala Lumpur reverts to its original name of Kampung Kerinchi? Definitely, said real estate agent Janet Chong of Hartamas Real Estate (OUG) Sdn Bhd.

PETALING JAYA (June 8): One of Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil’s election promises was to revert Kuala Lumpur’s Bangsar South to its original name of Kampung Kerinchi.

IF you are looking to own a non-landed home in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur with RM500,000 in your bank account, where do you think you would get the most spacious property? According to the Malaysian Statistics Department, there are 11 districts in Kuala Lumpur: Bukit Bintang, Lembah Pantai, Seputeh, Sentul, Titiwangsa, Setiawangsa, Kepong, Segambut, Cheras, Wangsa Maju and Bandar Tun Razak.