Haven Luxury Resort Ipoh bags two global awards
HONG KONG (Oct 28): The Haven Luxury Resort Ipoh in Malaysia snagged the “Luxury Family Hotel” award at the annual World Luxury Hotel Awards 2015 Gala Ceremony in Hong Kong on Oct 24.
Vivekananda Ashram to get heritage status after owner’s appeal rejected
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): The century-old Vivekananda Ashram in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, will be gazetted as a national heritage site after Putrajaya rejected appeals from the site owner.
RM8 bil Gemas-JB double-track rail plans up for inspection
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): The long-delayed final stretch of the RM8 billion electrified double-track (EDT) rail between Gemas (in Negeri Sembilan) and Johor Bahru (Johor) — which was supposed to be completed in 2008 — seems to finally be moving forward.
IGB REIT's 3Q net property income rises 6.3% on higher rental income
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): IGB Real Estate Investment Trust (IGB REIT) saw its net property income for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2015 (3QFY15) grow 6.
IOI Resort City introduces its latest office towers
PETALING JAYA (Oct 27): IOI Properties Group Bhd is introducing IOI City Towers, a Grade A office development comprising two office towers within the RM20 billion township of IOI Resort City.
Compulsory government acquisition of Kim Teng Park, Johor Bahru, cancelled
Johor Bahru (Oct 27): Residents of Kim Teng Park, Johor Bahru, who have been living in limbo since May 2015, breathed a collective sigh of relief recently when they heard the announcement that their homes were no longer part of a compulsory government acquisition.
Prasarana signs MoU with MRT Jakarta to collaborate on rail projects
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd (Prasarana) signed a memorandum of understanding with MRT Jakarta on a rail collaboration at the Indonesian capital yesterday.
UK property boom moves east to Cambridge
It is a British city known for a world-famous university that has produced more Nobel Prize winners than any other institution in the world, including British-American economist Angus Deaton, this year’s recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
IOI Properties looking to increase its land bank
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): IOI Properties Group Bhd, which is expecting its financial year ending Dec 31, 2016 (FY16), to register a flat profit growth, plans to take advantage of the current poor market sentiment to increase its land bank.
