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KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): While keeping mum on speculation about a merger between Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) and Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd, MBSB president and chief executive officer Datuk Ahmad Zaini Othman said a merger with an Islamic financial institution is still on the cards, possibly within this or next year.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): The Penang government is in the final stages of exploration with Penang Sentral Sdn Bhd (PSSB) to build a 3.

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KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Property developer Mah Sing Group was honoured with the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Growth Building Construction Industry Award at the 2015 Malaysia Excellence Awards banquet held at Mandarin Oriental yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Residential properties priced between RM200,000 and RM500,000 will drive demand for housing this year, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Chua Tee Yong.

SHAH ALAM (April 14): Gamuda Land is aiming for a tenancy of up to 90% for its community lifestyle retail centre at Kota Kemuning, Gamuda Walk, by June – six months after its soft launch.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Sunsuria is enlarging its effective landbank on hand from 4.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): AmFIRST Real Estate Investment Trust (AmFIRST REIT) is expected to make its first investment in the north through the acquisition of a retail asset in Seberang Prai, Penang — owned by established multi-format retailer Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd — for an estimated RM250 million.

KUALA LUMPUR: Ewein Bhd, which is developing its first property project valued at RM800 million at Bandar Tanjong Pinang, Penang in a joint venture (JV) with Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG), is looking to bag the next parcel of land the latter will be offering for development there.

SEOUL (April 11): Petaling Jaya (PJ) was awarded the first ever title of Malaysia’s National Earth Hour Capital in the recently concluded WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC).