Can’t afford a home? Turn to the sub-sale market

PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): As property prices increasingly escalate beyond the reach of many would-be homebuyers — as corroborated by Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) latest quarterly bulletin — some experts have advised them to turn their sights to the secondary market, where homes in Kuala Lumpur priced up to RM200,000 are still available.

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This is what Muji’s first ever hotel looks like

PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): Muji, a Japanese lifestyle brand that extols the virtues of minimalism, simplicity, quality and a brandless ethos, has parlayed its values into the hotel business with its first ever hotel in Shenzhen, China, that opened on Jan 18.

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Penang’s The Rice Miller project seeks saviours

PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): The receivers and managers of Asian Global Business Sdn Bhd, the developers of The Rice Miller Hotel and Residences project in George Town, Penang, are looking for white knights to rescue the project, reported The Edge weekly.

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When East meets West

Located at the ground floor of a century-old corner shophouse at the bustling Jalan Sultan in Kuala Lumpur, Leaf & Co offers a wide array of fusion cuisines.

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A place to let your guard down

A mysterious enchantment always seems to linger around pre-war abodes, and when they are given a polish without being stripped of its old charm, they can be so inviting.

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