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   SKUDAI (June 5): Iskandar Malaysia is still experiencing rapid economic growth, said Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) CEO Datuk Ismail Ibrahim today.

NEGRI SEMBILAN (June 5): The Negri Sembilan new housing policy, which among others include the raising of the bumiputera quota from 30% to 50%, is effective today.

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KUALA LUMPUR: OSK Property Holdings Bhd will officially launch the first precinct in its second township project in Sungai Petani, Kedah, called Yarra Park this weekend.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): Johor Baru’s residential market showed no growth in values and transactions in the first quarter of this year (1Q2015), according to the latest edition of The Edge-KGV International Property Consultants Johor Baru housing monitor.

THE Kerinchi and Pantai area located south of Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur is a growing property hotspot.

The proposed implementation of “international zones” for the purchase of residential property by foreigners in Johor is likely to dampen demand for luxury properties outside of them that are priced above RM1 million, real estate agents familiar with the Johor market tell The Edge Property.

SINGAPORE (June 4): The Singaporean billionaire who owns Valencia, Peter Lim (pictured, below), has taken a 20% interest in the new property portal - theedgeproperty.

COPENHAGEN: The newly completed multi-purpose hall, gymnasium and education building in Gammel Hellerup High School, designed by International architecture and design group Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), has given the school a new lease of life.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 3): In a case of the authorities putting the cart before the horse, a developer is caught in a bind as it has been told to fulfil its obligations to build public facilities but has yet to be given the necessary approvals to do so.