Best Western Hotels & Resorts launches third hotel in Myanmar
BANGKOK (Dec 16): Best Western Hotels & Resorts recently launched the Best Western Plus Eastern Palace hotel in Mandalay, Myanmar.
Battersea Art Station’s exhibition raises £18,000 for local art charities
LONDON (Dec 16): The Battersea Power Station Development Co (BPSDC) has donated a combined total of £18,000 (RM116,820) to three charities – Beatbox Academy, Theatre503, and World Heart Beat Music – at the Battersea Art Station exhibition in September 2015 at the Battersea Arts Centre (BAC).
Don’t jump the gun, PJ councillors tell RRI land developer
PETALING JAYA (Dec 16): The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has urged developer Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd to refrain from making any statement about potential projects at the former Rubber Research Institute (RRI) land when they are inconsistent with the current local plan.
KL City Hall reserves land for public housing projects
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 16): Several reserved land plots owned by Kuala Lumpur City Hall have been reserved for public housing projects, said Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Dr Loga Bala Mohan yesterday.
Bangsar residents want freeze on Jalan Maarof development
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 16): Bukit Bandaraya Residents’ Association (RA) wants the authorities to freeze all developments on Jalan Maarof, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.
S P Setia to see RM399m sales from its Penang projects in FY16
GEORGE TOWN (Dec 16): S P Setia Bhd’s Penang property sales are expected to contribute RM399 million to the company’s group revenue for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2016 (FY16).
Bina Darulaman to build mixed development in Kedah at RM73m
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 15): Bina Darulaman Bhd (BDB) plans to develop a 46.
Penang land reclamation: Assemblyman claims protesting fishermen welcomed plan
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 15): Despite a protest by hundreds of fishermen in the southern region of Penang against a massive land reclamation proposal to fund the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) on Sunday, state exco Datuk Abdul Malik Kassim said the plan had been well received by the community.
Country Heights makes changes at its hotels
Country Heights Holdings Bhd (CHHB), which has been reporting net losses for the past three financial quarters, is making an effort to revive its two hospitality assets — Palace of the Golden Horses (POGH) and Mines Wellness Hotel — in an attempt to improve its earnings prospects amid rising competition and dwindling tourist arrival numbers.
