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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.

GEORGE TOWN: Government strategic fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) only holds 20% or 23.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 17): Malaysian and SIngaporean-owned Kairos & Dashen Resources (Rompin) Bhd is looking for developers and hotel and theme park operators to jointly develop its South Oceans beachfront mixed-use development in Kuala Rompin, Pahang.