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PENANG (Feb 2): Berjaya Land Development Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berjaya Land Bhd, has awarded a contract for infrastructural works worth RM38.

THE Chinese New Year of the Monkey is almost upon us and a sense of excitement and renewal is in the air for the Chinese community here and the world over.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 30): Despite a slowing property market, two and three-storey terraced houses in Kota Kinabalu (pictured) have become increasingly popular, especially among first-time homebuyers and young families, said Knight Frank Malaysia (Sabah branch) research executive Welton Chin.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 29): The revisions to Budget 2016 -- which include limiting the sale of new homes priced up to RM300,000 for first time buyers -- may see developers re-pricing properties launched last year to accommodate customers who bought properties before, said Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents’ (MIEA) president Erick Kho.

Sold for: RM1 million Concluded by: Janet Chong of Hartamas Real Estate (012-318 8099) When: January 2016 Noteworthy: * Freehold * 1,390 sq ft * 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms * two side-by-side parking bays * bare unit Saville @ The Park is one of the newest high-rise homes in Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur.

SEREMBAN (Jan 29): SWM Sdn Bhd will be collecting rubbish in three phases during the Chinese New Year and school holiday week to accommodate an expected three-fold increase during the period Feb 6 to 11, Negeri Sembilan Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Jalaluddin Alias (pictured) has said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Tropicana Corp Bhd, controlled by tycoon Tan Sri Danny Tan, is disposing of its Dijaya Plaza tower in Jalan Tun Razak here to Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) for RM140 million cash.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Pintaras Jaya Bhd’s unit, Pintaras Geotechnics Sdn Bhd, has bagged a RM67.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 29): The property market slowdown might represent an investment opportunity for when the market improves, said Chester Properties head of projects, Matthew Kuan, at a briefing by TheEdgeProperty.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) has acquired a piece of land from the federal government in Persiaran Stonor here for RM140 million or RM2,578 per sq ft (psf).