News about Malaysia

PETALING JAYA (July 25): The Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) has launched its Architecture Exhibition in conjunction with the Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival 2016 (KLAF 2016) and the soft launch of the new PAM centre at Jalan Tandok.

SINTOK (July 25): Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), through a subsidiary of Uniutama Management Holdings Sdn Bhd (UMHSB), is taking over several hotels in the Klang Valley and Penang.

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.

PETALING JAYA: The high speed rail (HSR) linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore provides more than speedy travel between the two countries.

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KUALA LUMPUR (July 20): CapitaLand Malaysia Mall Trust (CMMT) share price hit a one-year high of RM1.

Construction sector Maintain overweight: The remaining eight Pan Borneo Highway work packages worth around RM10 billion will be awarded this month, according to a news report.

PUTRAJAYA (July 19): Malaysia and Singapore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work towards commencing the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) operations by 2026.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Ekovest Bhd does not intend to sell its EkoCheras Mall as it plans to keep it for recurring income and to group it with other properties that provide recurring income, like the group’s RM4 billion River of Life project, to form a real estate investment trust (REIT), said its executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo (pictured).

THE CURRENT slowdown in the property market doesn’t look like it will pick up anytime soon.