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KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): AffinHwang Capital Research has maintained its “Neutral” rating on the property sector and said the RM25 billion Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Line 2 (MRT2) and RM9 billion Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT 3) would spur the construction sector (Overweight) growth.

  KLANG (May 17): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday insisted that state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) RM42 billion was not lost, saying that the money was now part of the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) and Bandar Malaysia landbank.

PETALING JAYA (May 16): Psaros, a Perth-based developer and builder, launched its new development, Park Avenue, on 271 Selby Street, Churchlands, Perth at an event here yesterday.

CYBERJAYA (May 15): Joyful Star Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Emkay Group Bhd, will sell part of its Star Central development in Cyberjaya to Kabaz Sdn Bhd for RM26 million.

PETALING JAYA (May15): Former Petaling Jaya councillor Derek Fernandez is urging the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) to consult the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) on the proposed MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) line.

KUALA LUMPUR (May15): Ever since the Klang Valley’s largest transit hub KL Sentral emerged, the Brickfields area in Kuala Lumpur has seen its real estate values spike.

The landscape of Kuala Lumpur’s Brickfields neighbourhood has evolved dramatically since Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) first planned to build the 72-acre transit-oriented and integrated development KL Sentral in the area in 1996.

KUALA LUMPUR (May15): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd’s (MRCB) first phase of its on-going mixed-used development 9 Seputeh is 70% sold to date.

Mont’Kiara is a far cry from what it was over 25 years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR: Property developer Mulpha Land Bhd plans to undertake a private placement of up to 10% of its issued share capital to finance a land acquisition, repay borrowings and as its working capital.