Napic: Weak property market performance in Sabah in 2015
KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): Sabah’s property market showed a downtrend in 2015 with the decrease of all sub-sectors and fewer new properties launched.
Latitud 8 at Jalan Ampang to be unveiled by year-end
KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): Crest Builder Holdings Bhd has enterd into a joint venture (JV) with Prasarana Malaysia Bhd and Detik Utuh Sdn Bhd to develop Latitud 8, a mixed-commercial development which has a total gross development value (GDV) of RM1.
63,000 still waiting for PPR, PA houses: DBKL
KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): There are about 63,000 people on the waiting list for People's Housing (PPR) and Public Housing (PA) houses, said Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) director (Housing Management and Community Development), Wan Mohd Ghazali Nor, Bernama reported today .
Shahril Faisal, emerging industrial designer
WHO: A native of Kuala Lumpur, Shahril Faisal (pictured, right) as a boy expressed an innate love for building and making things out of Lego bricks and clay, transforming them into “any desired form and construction”, he says.
Spring Gallery bags RM176 mil job for development in Johor
KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): Spring Gallery Bhd has bagged a RM176 million contract to provide professional project management facilities for the development of a piece of land in Perling, Johor, currently sited by the Johor State Tennis Academy.
Transcending mere art
RATHER than being just an art form, architecture should be the art of problem-solving, said Rocco S K Yim, executive director and founder of Hong Kong-based Rocco Design Architects, at the Datum:KL 2015 International Architectural Design Conference.
MRT2 tender schedule to sustain interest in construction sector
THE recently announced tender schedule for the estimated RM30 billion Mass Rapid Transit Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line (SSP Line), or MRT2, promises exciting times for the construction sector over the next few months.
PROPERTY SNAPSHOT 2: What’s affordable in Setapak?
• Setapak has an abundance of high-rise residences, most of which are priced to target the middle class.
Nippon Paint showcases nine new colours for 2016/17
KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Nippon Paint Malaysia Group showcased its second “Trend Beyond Colours”, which features nine key colour palettes, that are forecasted to drive utilisation across various industries and applications in 2016 and 2017.
EcoWorld set to launch Eco Somerset in Eco Sanctuary
KOTA KEMUNING (April 18): Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld) will be unveiling the first phase of its Eco Sanctuary City development – Eco Somerset lifestyle shop offices in the Eco Sanctuary township at the south of Kota Kemuning – on April 24, said Eco Sanctuary general manager Ho Kwee Hong.
