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THE auction market continues to see fewer properties go under the hammer in the second half of 2015, indicating that owners still have strong holding power, according to auctioneers polled by City & Country.

In feng shui, land parcels and buildings of different shapes are classified by what are called Earth, Metal, Water, Wood and Fire.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has teamed up with eight bodies including Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia (BEM) and Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR), to push for the adoption of the Malaysian Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (MyCESMM) in civil engineering projects.

Attention all readers with budding green fingers: red worms are probably your best friends.

PERAK (Aug 10): Hua Yang Bhd has officially launched the first phase of its Seri Andaman homes on Saturday, which is also the group’s first property offering under the government’s MyHome scheme.

Twenty-two 1940s shophouses along Jalan Doraisamy in Kuala Lumpur that had been converted into the Asian Heritage Row of nightspots in the early 2000s, are again being readapted.

CHERAS (May 12): Boustead Ikano Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between Boustead Holdings Bhd and Ikano Pte Ltd, today unveiled MyTown – a new shopping centre encompassing 18 acres, which will open in the second half of 2016.

PETALING JAYA (May 7): Best Western International Inc is expanding in Myanmar with the opening of its 91-room premier hotel – Best Western Premier Hotel Shwe Pyi Thar, taking over the management of the existing Hotel Shwe Pyi Thar, in Mandalay.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Amanah Harta Tanah PNB (AHP) is acquiring a 13.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Naim Indah Corporation Bhd is in talks to develop a 32-floor office tower with a gross development value of US$120 million in Yangon, Myanmar, via a joint venture.