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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) said it is currently undertaking the mechanical and electrical system works of Phase 1 of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK Line or MRT Line 1), which is on track to meet its targeted completion by end-2016.

LIVING in the London borough of Kingston upon Thames, with its history of crowning seven Anglo-Saxon kings, would certainly make for good dinner conversation.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 1): The property development sector is a good training ground for fresh graduates if they have the passion for it, said chairman and non-independent and non-executive director of Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld) Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin.

PETALING JAYA (July 30): Berkeley Group, a property developer from the UK, will be launching the first phase of its Queenshurst apartments in Kingston upon Thames, London, in Malaysia today.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): Primary market property sales plunged in 1H2016 from a year ago, underpinned by the sluggish global economy and poor local market sentiments, according to preliminary figures by the Valuation and Property Services Department.

PETALING JAYA (July 26): Boustead Holdings Bhd aims to launch its 1 Cochrane condominiums in Cheras early next year, said divisional director under property Datuk Seri Ghazali Mohd Ali (pictured).

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.

PETALING JAYA (July 22): The LEKAS-EcoMajestic interchange will officially open in August or September, said Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld) president and CEO Datuk Chang Khim Wah.

SHAH ALAM (July 22): Sime Darby Property will be launching Elmina Valley Phase 3 (EV3), the third phase of Elmina West in the City of Elmina township, this weekend at its sales gallery in Bukit Subang.