Stopping time in its tracks
In an age where most relics of bygone eras have been bulldozed to make way for modern edifices, 53, Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur stands proud as a marker of the good old days, thanks to Ng Sin Leong and Steven Yap.
In an age where most relics of bygone eras have been bulldozed to make way for modern edifices, 53, Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur stands proud as a marker of the good old days, thanks to Ng Sin Leong and Steven Yap.
History has it that when miners from China sailed up the Klang River searching for tin in 1857, they anchored at the confluence of the Klang River and Gombak River as it was the furthest point up the Klang River that could accommodate supply boats.
SINGAPORE (July 14) Three adjoining freehold shophouses on Teck Lim Road, off Keong Saik Road, have been sold to Hilltop Capital, an entity linked to Aw & Sons and Aw Kim Cheng Realty.
LAST November, Savills Investment Management divested two assets in Singapore — its stake in Chinatown Point to partners Perennial Real Estate Holdings and Singapore Press Holdings for S$92.
IN early March, Chinatown Hotel on Teck Lim Road was put up for sale.
FOR S$20 (RM58) a night, tourists on a budget holiday in Singapore can bunk in a refurbished shophouse located in heritage-rich Chinatown, Boat Quay, Bugis or Kampong Glam.