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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.

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.

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.

•     Setapak has an abundance of high-rise residences, most of which are priced to target the middle class.

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.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Infrastructure conglomerate, AlloyMtd Group, will embark on two projects in the Philippines with a combined contract value of close to RM400 million.

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SINGAPORE (April 18): Jennifer Chang, chief operating officer of property developer Top Global, describes the Singapore property scene as being at a “standstill” amid weak demand and a supply glut in the market.

FROM a real estate investor to becoming a leader in development companies and now an author of a first-of-its-kind real estate book, Dr James Tee (pictured) attributes his journey in the industry to his sense of curiosity.