News about Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): IOI Properties Group Bhd declared an interim dividend of six sen a share for its financial year ended June 30, 2017.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Eco World Development Group Bhd’s (EcoWorld) wholly-owned unit, Eco World Capital Assets Bhd (EWCA), has raised RM250 million via the issuance of unrated medium term notes (MTNs) with the said nominal value.

Carpentry or the art of making wood furniture may be a dying trade, but one lady, Hani Ali, is creating new interest in handmade wood furniture.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): One of the starting points in efforts to make cities, including in Malaysia, more sustainable is to be more aware of the needs of its citizens instead of just focusing on the space that can be built on.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 10): The Asean Real Restate Network Alliance (Arena) Convention and Exhibition (ACE) 2017 is expected to draw over 600 participants from Southeast Asia, the US and UK.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): Three non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have called for a moratorium on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), citing infrastructure debt and environmental considerations as concerns.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (IWCity) shares dropped 2.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 7): Real estate valuers are also professionally qualified property managers, and these two functions of the real estate valuer are stated in the Valuers Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981 (Act 242), said the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM).

  The new township developments that we are seeing today are a far cry from the old housing estates that many Malaysians have called home over time.

  As the nation gallops towards being a developed country, more areas are being opened up into new townships.