DaMen, Intermark lift PavREIT’s 2Q NPI up 13%

KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): Rental income from DaMen Mall and Intermark Mall, which Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (PavREIT) acquired at end-March, lifted the trust’s net property income (NPI) for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016 (2QFY16), by 13.

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Local rail companies to form consortium

MALAYSIAN Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), which is a unit of the Prime Minister’s Department, is in the midst of preparing a White Paper on how local rail companies can benefit from the large number of rail-related jobs being dished out and participate in the projects.

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Property market in 2H2016 to remain subdued

PETALING JAYA (July 27): The outlook for the property market in the second half of 2016 (2H2016) is expected to remain subdued, said Valuation and Property Services Department director-general Datuk Faizan Abdul Rahman at the Malaysian Property Summit Mid-Year Review 2016 today.

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CEO: Tabung Haji will not sell off TRX land

KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): Tabung Haji has indicated it will not sell the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) land that it purchased from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), as the pilgrimage fund sees long-term value in the piece of land.

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Sizing up SC’s proposed changes to REIT rules

REAL estate investment trusts (REITs), as prospective property buyers, not only provide a new source of deals but is also an avenue for banks to cut property-related lending exposure as developers raise cash from property disposals to relieve their stretched balance sheets.

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