The allure of heritage properties

A mix of British, Indian, Chinese and Islamic influences, heritage sites and pre-war shophouses in Penang were a consequence of the socio-economic changes that followed the establishment of the Straits Settlement by the British.

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Urban regeneration can be achieved via smart partnerships

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2): The take-home message from the recently held 7th International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities (WCSC) 2015 is that smart partnerships between local governments and people are key to successful urban regeneration, WCSC organising chairman Datuk N K Tong told The Edge Property.

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Weak market sentiment, developers, holding back launches

The Klang Valley residential market continued to slump for the second quarter of 2015 (2Q2015) in the aftermath of the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in April, coupled with the weakening of the ringgit, which have tightened domestic spending.

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Urban regeneration key to growth, says minister

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Revitalising the older parts of the city that are no longer economically viable is the only way to accommodate the continual growth of the city, said the deputy Federal Territories minister Datuk Loga Bala Mohan at the opening ceremony of the 7th International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities (WCSC) 2015 today.

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