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ANYOUNG Haseyo! South Korea – read Korean dramas, K-pop and of course PSY’s galloping Gangnam Style – have undoubtedly touched the lives of many a Malaysian.

ACCOMPLISHED businessman and veteran developer Tan Sri Teo Chiang Kok has played a role in the evolution of the Malaysian home.

A BETTER home in the 21st century is one that provides its occupants with a better quality of life, say members of Rehda Youth, the youth wing of the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda).

KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali has denied reports that the AG’s Chambers had closed the case of an allegedly false declaration on the purchase of a bungalow by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured).

HOW do you get Malaysians to re-engage with parts of Kuala Lumpur that have largely been forgotten? That is the question that urban renewal body Think City Sdn Bhd is tackling with its three-year rejuvenation programme.

FOR S$20 (RM58) a night, tourists on a budget holiday in Singapore can bunk in a refurbished shophouse located in heritage-rich Chinatown, Boat Quay, Bugis or Kampong Glam.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Sunway REIT) reported a 16.

PETALING JAYA (April 26): Despite its weak performance last year, Penang's property market outlook is still promising, according to the National Property Information Centre (Napic).

PETALING JAYA (April 23): Retail space in the Klang Valley continues to grow despite declining sales, with new malls adding more than two million sq ft last year.

CAPTAIN Francis Light founded Penang in 1786 when he convinced the Sultan of Kedah, whose territory it was at the time, to cede the island to the British.