Can’t afford a home? Turn to the sub-sale market

PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): As property prices increasingly escalate beyond the reach of many would-be homebuyers — as corroborated by Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) latest quarterly bulletin — some experts have advised them to turn their sights to the secondary market, where homes in Kuala Lumpur priced up to RM200,000 are still available.

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This is what Muji’s first ever hotel looks like

PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): Muji, a Japanese lifestyle brand that extols the virtues of minimalism, simplicity, quality and a brandless ethos, has parlayed its values into the hotel business with its first ever hotel in Shenzhen, China, that opened on Jan 18.

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Pavilion’s Desmond Lim eyes Subang Skypark, say sources

PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): Property magnate Tan Sri Desmond Lim is allegedly planning to buy a 60% stake in Subang Skypark Sdn Bhd from Tan Sri Ravindran Menon and his partner Datuk Aisamar Kadil Mydin Syed Marikiah for an undisclosed sum, with intentions to redevelop the land surrounding Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, where the company has a long sub-lease concession agreement with Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to operate its city airport terminal and integrated commercial and business aviation hub, reported The Edge weekly.

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As nature intended

It is unlikely that 18 years ago, Saw Kim Hock would have envisaged that his humble little homestead would welcome guests from around the world.

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Seacera to participate in RM338m project

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Tile maker and property and construction group Seacera Group Bhd is buying a 70% controlling stake in builder Teras Sari Resources Sdn Bhd, which is undertaking a RM338.

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