Mad3 Studio
WHO: Tang Mun Kian, Desmond Phang and Bernard Chong met while working at the same advertising agency and struck up a friendship that has endured for more than a decade and counting.
The important work of revitalising cities
TODAY, 54% of the world’s population lives in urban areas.
West End Homes sold higher than £2,250 psf
PETALING JAYA (Feb 24): About 33% of London’s West End homes were sold for above £2,250 psf in the final quarter last year (4Q2015), compared with 10% of the market a year ago, said international property services firm CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) senior director Jamie Gunning in the firm’s report on the area’s residential market.
Group warns of Gurney Wharf’s potential environmental impact
GEORGE TOWN (Feb 25): The new Gurney Wharf seafront unveiled by the Penang government has the potential to cause a devastating environmental impact elsewhere, according to the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM).
Prove claim demolished building was Raffles residence, says Penang mayor
GEORGE TOWN (Feb 24): Penang Island City Council (MBPP) today reiterated that it had no records to show that a building demolished on the Runnymede property in George Town was the home of Singapore founder Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.
Knight Frank: 72% of investors eyeing commercial properties in 2016
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 23): About 72% of property developers, fund and real estate investment trust (REIT) managers and lenders intend to invest in commercial properties in 2016, despite 57% of respondents saying they are less optimistic on the sector’s outlook, according to a new survey by global property consultancy Knight Frank.
Watchdog queries council inaction on Runnymede demolition
GEORGE TOWN (Feb 23): A heritage watchdog in Penang yesterday asked Penang Island City Council (MBPP) why it did not try to prevent several old structures on the Runnymede (pictured) property from being demolished by a developer.
Penang government denies claims former Runnymede Hotel demolished
GEORGE TOWN (Feb 12): The Penang government has refuted claims that a neo-classical building constructed in 1921 in Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah here was demolished to make way for a commercial complex and five-star hotel.
Only World Group on acquisition trail
SHAH ALAM (Dec 30): Only World Group Holdings Bhd (OWG), which aims for a 50% growth in revenue this financial year ending June 30, 2016 (FY16), expects to seal an investment deal “in the next couple of months”.
George Town's heritage brand travels far, named must-see destination for 2016 by LA Times
Penang's George Town has been named among the 16 "must-see" destinations for 2016 by the Los Angeles Times.
