News about b

PETALING JAYA (Sept 13): Taman Melawati residents are still seeking clarity about plans for a convention centre that will be built on a site earmarked for a central park, following recent remarks by Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project is “wide open” to all and both countries will choose the builder based on merit from a tender expected to be opened in December, said MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal (pic), according to a Bloomberg report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): Eco World International Bhd (EWI) expects to launch Yarra One, its second residential development project in Australia with a gross development value (GDV) of RM825.

Interest in conservation shophouses has certainly increased, and so have prices.

In Sydney, a 19-year-old trainee teacher James Kidd tried harnessing the power of social media to buy a house of his own.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 12): Out of the 20 markets tracked by global property consultancy Knight Frank, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok have experienced rental decline for their prime office market in 2Q2017, according to Knight Frank’s Asia-Pacific Prime Office Rental Index report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): Kedah-based Eupe Corp Bhd has its third Klang Valley project in the pipeline and is looking to launch it by end-2018 or 1Q2019.

  PETALING JAYA (Sept 12): Malaysia’s fourth IKEA store, which is coming up in Batu Kawan, will open its doors to the public in 1Q2019.

  PETALING JAYA (Sept 12): Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA) is preparing to launch a few new townships, with one or two still in the process of getting approvals, said its CEO Datuk Abdul Mutalib Alias.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): Sarawak-based property developer Ibraco Bhd has proposed to buy four parcels of vacant freehold land in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, measuring a total of 15,811.