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THE number of sustainable and green developments in Malaysia has been increasing over the past few years.

  MALAYSIA: OVERALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET There was an overall contraction of the Malaysian residential property market in the first half of this year (1Q2015) compared with 1Q2014, according to figures released by the National Property Information Centre (Napic).

GEORGE TOWN (Nov 2): The fatal Second Penang Bridge scaffold collapse and the Menara Umno fin wall collapse in June 2013 could and should had been prevented if “gross human errors were not committed”, said a Penang Commission of Inquiry report on the two incidents.

SEREMBAN (Nov 2): Negeri Sembilan has politely reminded 592 households that they need to comply with state waste separation requirements, according to Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government committee chairman Datuk Jalaluddin Alias.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Sanichi Technology Bhd, whose original business is in precision plastic injection moulding, seems unperturbed by the current property slowdown.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Ewein Bhd, which is currently jointly developing the RM800 million City of Dreams condominium project in Bandar Tanjong Pinang, Penang with Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG), is set to bag its second project on the island by the end of the year.

Kepong is a mature market with mostly Chinese buyers.

We used to hear regularly of people lining up a day or two before the launch of a new property development project, just to make sure they can grab one unit or two.

        DURING a recent sojourn to London, design capital of the world, I had the chance to visit several interior design trade shows held in conjunction with the London Design Festival.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): The government is considering proposals by property developers to reintroduce the developers interest bearing scheme (DIBS) and relax lending guidelines to promote first home ownership, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s department Datuk Sri Abdul Wahid Omar.