News about PH

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 16): Bukit Bandaraya Residents’ Association (RA) wants the authorities to freeze all developments on Jalan Maarof, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.

IPOH (Dec 15): Parents of children at St.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 14): The Philippines’ largest shopping mall and retail operator SM Prime Holdings has appointed Aurecon to provide structural engineering design services for its SM Megamall Towers (pictured) in Manila.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): Tanjung Pinang Development Sdn Bhd (TPD), a subsidiary of Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O), has secured RM1.

When Mulpha International Bhd first acquired almost 2,000 acres of oil palm land at Gelang Patah — the southernmost tip of Johor — a quarter of a century ago, little did the developer know that it was going to turn out into an award-winning property development.

IMPIANA Sdn Bhd, the operator of Impiana Hotels & Resorts, will triple the number of rooms under its management to 3,151 by 2018 as it expands its portfolio in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Maldives.

"WHY I gave up the position of a bank manager to become a real estate negotiator?” asks Stephen Yew (pictured), amused by the question posed to him.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): Casablanca Residence @ Off Jalan Kelombong in Kota Kinabalu, the latest residential development project by Sabah-based developer Kinsabina Sdn Bhd, has achieved a 70% take-up rate since its launch last Saturday.

In a soft property market where product launches are being halted or postponed, Thriven Global Bhd is bucking the trend.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 20): Mah Sing Group Bhd will launch the final phase of Lakeville Residence this weekend.