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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 21): EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd saw its net profit jump over 78 times to RM11.

SEREMBAN (Jan 21): The Perumahan Rakyat 1Malaysia (PR1MA) housing project will begin soon at Seremban Sentral.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 21): Klang Valley office rental growth is expected to be under pressured owing to the new supply of 10 million sq ft coming on stream over the next two years, according to Knight Frank Malaysia Sdn Bhd managing director Sarkunan Subramaniam (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 21): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd has assured residents it will take steps to minimise any discomfort and inconvenience when it runs comprehensive tests on its six-car trains on a new stretch of the extended Ampang LRT line beginning tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): The current property market slowdown will be positive in the long-term as it is reining in the rapid price increases, cooling the market and reducing speculation, said Henry Butcher (M) Sdn Bhd COO Tang Chee Meng (pictured, right).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) and Encorp Bhd today entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to develop an integrated township in Melaka with a gross development value of RM3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): Housing non-performing loans (NPLs) are expected to increase this year, although it won’t be at the level seen during the financial crisis in the late-1990s, according to VPC Alliance (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd managing director James Wong (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): Illegal property brokers and marketing companies are turning to new age media such as websites and applications to encourage landlords to use their services instead of real estate agents, said  the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, and Estate Agents Malaysia (BOVAEA).

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