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PETALING JAYA (April 1): Acclaimed Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, whose iconic projects include the London Olympics Aquatics Centre, the Bahrain International Circuit and the Beijing New Airport Terminal building has passed away at the age of 65 from a heart attack.

PETALING JAYA (March 30): Avillion Hotel Group Sdn Bhd, a unit of Reliance Pacific Bhd, will debut its brand in Cameron Highlands with the new Avillion serviced suites in Cameron Fair which will open early next year.

PUTRAJAYA (March 29): Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd’s Aura Residence in Precinct 8 here has seen 70% of its 360 units sold since it was launched in November 2014, said marketing general manager Sabariah Ramli.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 8): Malaysia should try harder to woo Chinese tourists to shop here, as they are among the world’s biggest spenders and make up the largest consumer market of luxury goods, said Savills (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd managing director Allan Soo.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): Selangor Properties Bhd (Selangor Prop) expects the group's earnings growth to remain flat in its current financial year ending Oct 31, 2016 (FY16), as the group, which has not launched new products for some years — though it has a luxury condominium planned this year — continues to rely on its property investments as its major income stream for now.

HOKKAIDO (Jan 20): Sustainable hostel MY ecolodge by Low Yat Group was officially launched in Hokkaido, Japan on Dec 1 last year.

SCHIPHOL (Dec 17): A new Hilton hotel at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, developed by Schiphol Real Estate’s subsidiary Schiphol Hotel Property Company and designed by Dutch architectural firm Mecanoo, opened its doors to guests today.

MMC Corp Bhd (Dec 9, RM2.

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 (Nov 24): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has come out to explain why two buildings in Washington DC, the United States, were left vacant by it after undergoing a RM14 million facelift.