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KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Crest Builder Holdings Bhd’s 51%-owned unit, Landasan Bayu Sdn Bhd, has entered into a joint development agreement with the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) for the development of the latter’s piece of land in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.

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KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): Crest Builder Holdings Bhd has enterd into a joint venture (JV) with Prasarana Malaysia Bhd and Detik Utuh Sdn Bhd to develop Latitud 8, a mixed-commercial development which has a total gross development value (GDV) of RM1.

WHO: A native of Kuala Lumpur, Shahril Faisal (pictured, right) as a boy expressed an innate love for building and making things out of Lego bricks and clay, transforming them into “any desired form and construction”, he says.

RATHER than being just an art form, architecture should be the art of problem-solving, said Rocco S K Yim, executive director and founder of Hong Kong-based Rocco Design Architects, at the Datum:KL 2015 International Architectural Design Conference.

STRATA living is the norm in land-scarce areas such as Kuala Lumpur and other cities in Malaysia.

Sold for: RM2,150,000 Concluded by: Terence Yap of One Sunterra Properties Sdn Bhd (012-210 3557) When: December 2015 Noteworthy: • Freehold • Built up: 2,500 sq ft • Land size: 3,300 sq ft • 5 bedrooms and one utility room According to the agent, Terence Yap of One Sunterra Properties Sdn Bhd, the property is located along Jalan Desa Mesra, which happens to be a popular street in Taman Desa.

PETALING JAYA (April 14): The construction of new LRT Kelana Jaya Line extension project (LEP) is currently progressing to the final stage, and the line is on track to begin operations at end-June this year, said infrastructure operator Prasarana Rail and Infrastructure Projects Sdn Bhd (Praise) CEO Datuk Zohari Sulaiman.

SHAH ALAM (April 14): Only World Group Holdings Bhd (OWG) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the owner of Grand Imperial Restaurant to operate the luxury Chinese cuisine restaurant and banquet hall services at Komtar Tower, Penang.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Malaysia Property Inc (MPI) has ceased operations as it has accomplished its objective of managing the property overhang issue and in branding Malaysia's real estate sector overseas, the government said today.