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JOHOR BAHRU (Sept 9): D-Villa Hotel & Residence Johor Bahru is targeted to welcome both tourists and business travellers when it opens in 2018.

TWO prominent businessmen are looking at divesting 183 Ampang, a six-year-old residential project located close to two major roads in Kuala Lumpur — Jalan Ampang and Jalan Tun Razak — possibly for as much as RM2,400 psf or RM317 million.

IF you are purchasing residential property directly that is still being constructed, the party that you are dealing with is the developer.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): A group of Kepong residents claim to have fallen victim to scams by dubious property middlemen and agents, who they say are selling the new low-cost people’s housing project (PPR) Kepong units near Jinjang Utara Longhouse.

Have you ever thought of investing in an apartment in the heart of London? Perhaps you're more drawn to that seaside apartment in Gold Coast, Australia? Be it for long-term investment or as a holiday home, buying a property abroad is not as out of reach as you thought, but only if you proceed with caution and do your research before making the purchase.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 3): Malaysia plans to submit work packages for the multi-billion-ringgit Kuala Lumpur-Singapore-high-speed rail (HSR) project by 2017 at the earliest, reported the digitaledge DAILY today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 1): Faced with shrinking margins and market share in an increasingly competitive environment, more and more listed manufacturers are shifting their focus to the property development business to reverse their fortunes.

  After having been totally captivated on my first visit to the “Island of the Gods” in the late 80s, I’ve made it a point to visit at least once a year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has teamed up with eight bodies including Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia (BEM) and Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR), to push for the adoption of the Malaysian Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (MyCESMM) in civil engineering projects.

KUALA LUMPUR: The local property development and construction industry should push for industrialised building systems (IBS) to stay competitive amid an influx of international firms.