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KELANA JAYA (Sept 11): Weak consumer and industry sentiment is expected to continue slowing the property market in the second half of the year (2H2015), said the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association of Malaysia (Rehda).

VIEW VIDEO DEVELOPED in the 1970s as an upper-middle class residential enclave in Kuala Lumpur, Taman Desa mainly offered landed homes in the early days.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 11): Meliá Hotels International will be adding two more hotels to its Malaysian portfolio -- five-star Meliá Iskandar Malaysia and four-star INNSIDE Iskandar Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): Four companies and/or consortia  have been shortlisted and approved by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) as potential development partners to develop the 486-acre Bandar Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): Disaster prevention and recovery is a continuous project that needs to be reviewed from time to time to reduce the impact on the country should the worst occur, said a disaster prevention expert.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 11): S P Setia Bhd’s net profit for the third quarter ended July 31, 2015 (3QFY15) jumped 153% to RM261.

KUALA LUMPUR: A new barrier city concept in the form of a bridge that addresses the growing concern about the rising Thames River levels and generate returns through the generation of hydroelectric power has won the PAM-Tan Sri Chan Sau Lai Architecture Award 2015.

SHAH ALAM (Sept 11): The offices and shop lots at Sunsuria Bhd’s The Forum @ Sunsuria Seventh Avenue in Setia Alam have been 50% taken up since being launched in July.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): The authorities have been urged to give mandates to developers to build sustainable buildings as the country aims to transform its town centres into smart cities, said panelists at the “Smart Cities: Tackling Urbanisation and Climate Change” forum yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Construction Industry Transformation Plan (CITP), which aims to create industry players that can compete in the international arena while being sustainable at home, was launched yesterday by prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.