TTDI folk claim developer did not implement communication strategy as part of DO

PETALING JAYA (June 3): Save Taman Rimba Kiara Working Group (STRKWG) and Taman Tun Dr Ismail resident’ Association (TTDI RA) have reiterated that Memang Perkasa Sdn Bhd should not proceed with the construction of a contentious high-rise high-density residential development in the neighbourhood as the developer allegedly did not comply with the requirements of the development order.

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Even sans HSR, Bandar Malaysia retains its allure

PETALING JAYA (June 2): The 486-acre Bandar Malaysia development in Sungai Besi, which was to house the terminus of the recently-stopped Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) line, is still attractive thanks to its strategic location and two future mass rapid transit (MRT) stations coming up there, reported The Edge weekly.

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UEM Sunrise to reconsider plans for Gerbang Nusajaya

KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): UEM Sunrise Bhd, which had in January engaged London-based Atkins as the master planner for Gerbang Nusajaya’s transit-oriented development (TOD) plot, will reconsider its plan following the government’s decision to scrap the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project.

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DBKL land transfers frozen

PETALING JAYA (May 31): The Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Director of Land and Mines Office has been ordered to freeze all transactions involving transfers of land owned by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) since May 10, said director Sharez Izuan Md Zaidi.

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HSR axing impact on Iskandar Puteri minimal

PETALING JAYA (May 31): The cancellation of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project will only have a light impact on Iskandar Puteri’s property market in the medium part, as it is only a positive point to upcoming projects in the region.

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UOB Kay Hian: Market taken aback by surprise MRT3 cancellation

KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): The cancellation of the third mass rapid transit line (MRT3) has caught investors by surprise and subsequently precipitated another broad market meltdown, which had fallen by the biggest single-day drop since 2008, according to UOB Kay Hian Securities (M) Sdn Bhd.

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