Botanical gardens a lifeboat for threatened plants
PARIS (Sept 26): Botanical gardens are a Noah's Ark for endangered plants, collectively safeguarding four out of 10 species known to face extinction, researchers said Monday.
Berjaya Land chalks up fourth straight quarterly net profit
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand) posted its fourth straight quarter of profit in the first financial quarter ended July 31, 2017 (1QFY18), with a net profit of RM11.
Iris Corp: Out-of-court settlement with Dipon Gulf has no material impact
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Iris Corp Bhd and Dipon Gulf Infotech Consultancy LLC have agreed to an out-of-court settlement for a sum of RM16.
China scrutiny prompts Country Garden to hit 'pause' on expansion
PETALING JAYA (Sept 26): Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings Co is “hitting the pause button on an international expansion”, as Beijing zooms in on property acquisitions abroad, Bloomberg reported yesterday.
S P Setia raises RM434m via sukuk for Penang land buy
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): S P Setia Bhd has raised RM434 million under a sukuk programme with a nominal value of up to the same sum, to part finance its purchase of five parcels of freehold land in Seberang Perai, Penang.
Sky Awani 1 likely to be completed nine months ahead of schedule
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Owners of Sky Awani Residences — also known as Sky Awani 1 — in Sentul may see their units completed in August next year, nine months earlier than its tentative completion date of May 2019.
Tenders for Singapore-JB rapid transit system to be called in 2018
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Malaysia will lead the rapid transit system (RTS) project between Johor Bahru and Woodlands North in Singapore, Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan said, with plans to call for open tenders for construction in the country in 2018.
Sunsuria City debuts first landed homes
PETALING JAYA (Sept 25): Property developer Sunsuria Bhd has held a soft launch for its first ever landed homes in Sunsuria City, Salak Tinggi, Selangor over the weekend.
Johor postpones development charge
JOHOR BAHRU (Sept 25): The Johor government has postponed the development charge approved by the State Planning Committee (SPC), which should have been imposed from Sept 1 on developers who make changes to land use, Bernama reported yesterday.
Affordable transport system needed nationwide — MP
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): To cater for the transport needs of the entire nation and not just this city, a more affordable mode of transport than big infrastructure would have to be adopted, a conference on social cities was told.
