News about Malaysia

GEORGETOWN (Oct 16): Penang’s first ‘premium outlet’ mall, Design Village Penang, in Batu Kawan, will open a month ahead of schedule in October 2016, according to Savills Malaysia managing director Allan Soo.

Pelaburan Hartanah Bhd (PHB) intends to revive its plans for a mixed-use development on the prime parcel in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, where Unilever Malaysia’s headquarters and factory had previously been located.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 22): Seremban Prima (formerly Seremban Parade), a shopping centre on Jalan Dato Bandar Tunggal, Seremban, is up for sale.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 13): As Putrajaya pledges to continue to consider how it can promote affordable housing in the soon-to-be unveiled Budget 2016, the Penang government has announced new measures to stimulate the property market in the state today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 13): The 25th National Real Estate Convention, organised by the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) and the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the private sector of Malaysia (PEPS), will discuss property market challenges with an experience panel of speakers.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Traditionally an industrial enclave, Chan Sow Lin is seeing a rise in property transactions and new projects.

The National Real Estate Awards 2015 celebrated the finest real estate agents and negotiators in Malaysia on Oct 3 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

JOHOR BARU (Oct 5): Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda) has clarified that the agency does not support the organising of the International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots, which is scheduled to be held in Iskandar Johor on November 16.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 30): The upcoming HOMEDEC exhibition at the end of October will be themed "Aged Care Living & Design".

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): MMC Corp Bhd said it is on the lookout for opportunities to expand its businesses in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor, capitalising on the strategic location of the region.