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        DURING a recent sojourn to London, design capital of the world, I had the chance to visit several interior design trade shows held in conjunction with the London Design Festival.

HE hails from Kajang, Selangor, and manages a consultancy that specialises in marketing Australian property.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) said it is considering realising its investment in Reading International Business Park in Reading, the UK,  which the fund acquired from the Arlington Business Parks Partnership Fund for £140 million in 2011.

PETALING JAYA (October 21): Despite the slowdown in the property market, there are no fire sales on the secondary market because of the strong holding power of Malaysian buyers, said Stephen Yew, executive director of The One Property International Sdn Bhd.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 16): A freehold 2½-storey link house at No 66 Jalan Limau Manis is going for an asking price of RM2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 13): Parkson Holdings Bhd’s proposed internal reorganisation exercise, which would have seen some RM641.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Eco World International (EWI) is moving into the Australian property market with West Village, a high-rise development to be constructed in Parramatta.

SINGAPORE (Sept 18): A plum site featuring the poshest type of housing here is up for sale with an indicative price of S$49 million (RM148.

SINGAPORE (Sept 15): SuperBowl Jurong is up for sale with an indicative price of S$20 million (RM61 million), The Straits Times reported.