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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): Selangor Dredging Bhd will remain focused on the Malaysia and Singapore property markets for the time being, while it remains open to doing business in other markets.

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 10): Lack of enforcement in Unesco World Heritage Site, George Town is emboldening heritage building owners to build and renovate their properties without regard for guidelines and the authorities' approval, claims non-governmental organisation George Town Heritage Action (GTHA).

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 9): Country Heights Holdings Bhd (CHHB) has inked a joint venture agreement with Galaxus Corp Sdn Bhd (Galaxus) and Tan Sri Lee Kim Tiong @ Lee Kim Yew to revamp the management and business of the Palace of the Golden Horses (pictured) in Seri Kembangan, Selangor.

IPOH (Dec 9): Ipoh mayor Datuk Zamri Man has lived up to his promise to revive the long abandoned Ipoh Riverfront Park (formerly People’s Park) on the banks of Sungei Kinta, on Jalan Sultan Iskandar, and to hand it over to the community.

Tambun Indah Land Bhd (Dec 8, RM1.

AS in other locations across the country, developers in Iskandar Malaysia are introducing new design features with their product offerings.

PENANG (Dec 8): The National Heritage Department has been waiting for years for the Penang government to give its consent to gazette 18 buildings in the state as "national heritage".

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): The Komuter train service will be rerouted from Dec 15 under a six-month trial period in preparation for an infrastructure upgrade and track rehabilitation work.

1 Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is understood to be considering a late bid by businessman Tan Sri Desmond Lim, partnering a Qatari state-owned firm, even though it was made after the tender closed.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): The successful implementation of the RM27 billion Penang Transport Master Plan will be pretty much dependent on the outcome of the due process exercise on the plan, says Gamuda Bhd group managing director Datuk Lin Yun Ling (pictured).