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KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): In an effort to rely less on mainland Chinese buyers, Country Garden Holdings is planning to attract potential purchasers from Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Middle East for its mega project in Malaysia, Forest City.

SINGAPORE (March 31): CIMB Research is reiterating its “add” recommendation on property developer UOL Group, which remains the research house’s top pick among Singapore developers with an unchanged target price of S$7.

  BEING able to wake up to fresh air and lush forest views every morning and then going to work using the LRT just a few minutes away sounds far from reality in Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Mulpha International Bhd said its One&Only Hayman Island hotel along Australia's Great Barrier Reef "incurred significant damage" last Tuesday (March 28) from Cyclone Debbie.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) fell as much as 18 sen or 8% on profit taking after the stock rose ahead of the property developer's announcement on a planned joint venture with Malaysia's Retirement Fund (Inc).

PUTRAJAYA (March 31): Malaysians should change their mindset and rent houses for a longer period instead of buying them at a young age so as to avoid being trapped in a huge long-term debt, says Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani (pictured).

PETALING JAYA (March 30): Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) and Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) will jointly develop Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2A (STP2A) in Penang.

MIAMI (March 30): Mice began infesting human settlements some 15,000 years ago in the Middle East, said a study recently that suggested the little rodents have been scurrying underfoot far longer than previously thought.

SINGAPORE (March 30): Centurion Corporation is developing a new 280-bed student accommodation in Adelaide, Australia.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): The trading of WCT Holdings Bhd's securities and its structured warrants were halted for an hour, from 9am to 10am today, following an announcement on the issue price of its placement shares being fixed at RM1.