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KUANTAN (May 7): The newly rebranded and refurbished East Coast Mall was unveiled yesterday after a RM60 million asset enhancement initiative to expand its net lettable area to 485,396 sq ft.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) saw its net profit dropped 37% to RM124.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) paid RM188.

PETALING JAYA (May 7): Pilgrims’ fund Lembaga Urusan Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (pictured) has denied that the fund has entered into a land deal worth RM772 million with 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

PETALING JAYA (May 7): Best Western International Inc is expanding in Myanmar with the opening of its 91-room premier hotel – Best Western Premier Hotel Shwe Pyi Thar, taking over the management of the existing Hotel Shwe Pyi Thar, in Mandalay.

PETALING JAYA (May 7): Lembaga Tabung Haji (LTH) chairman Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (pictured, below) should clear the air over reports that the pilgrims’ fund had allegedly bailed out debt-laden 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) by forking out RM722 million for two plots of land in Kuala Lumpur city centre, said DAP.

PETALING JAYA: Research house Hong Leong Investment Bhd (HLIB) maintained its conservative forecast of UEM Sunrise Bhd's profit for the financial year 2015 (FY2015), according to a report in The Edge Financial Daily today.

HO CHI MINH CITY (May 4): The city’s first Metro Line is expected to boost the prices of land within a 10-minute walk from its stations by as much as 20% more than other areas when it is operational in 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 2): The Bangkok property market is seeing the return of foreign investors in response to the stabilising political situation and lack of opportunity in their own markets, according to the CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Bangkok Residential Market 2015 Forecast.

PETALING JAYA (April 30): Penang-based property developer Tambun Indah Land Bhd recorded a higher net profit of 18.