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PETALING JAYA (Aug 17): The overall Malaysian property market continues to be subdued as investors persist with their wait-and-see approach, said property consultancy Knight Frank Malaysia.

SINGAPORE (Aug 17): Developers sold 978 executive condominium (EC) units in July, according to figures released by URA on Aug 15.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): A Glomac Bhd subsidiary will defend itself against former joint venture (JV) partner Score Option Sdn Bhd's statement of claim for more than RM100 million, after the latter demanded compensation for a property project.

SINGAPORE (Aug 16): Singapore has become more liveable than Hong Kong, according to the latest findings of The Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Ranking.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is seeking to secure an order to remand to former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad over its investigation into several cases, Bernama reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): The construction of Merdeka PNB 118 — which will be Malaysia’s tallest building and the world’s fifth tallest on completion — will not be stopped, Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) group chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar said, even though it will worsen the oversupply of office space in the capital city.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Melbourne is ranked the world’s most liveable city for the seventh year by Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Liveability Index.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): KLCC Property Holdings Bhd (KLCCP) and KLCC Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), collectively known as KLCCP Stapled Group, reported a slight increase in net profit in the second quarter ended June 30, 2017 (2QFY17) to RM177.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Eco World Development Group Bhd’s (EcoWorld) wholly-owned unit, Eco World Capital Assets Bhd (EWCA), has raised RM250 million via the issuance of unrated medium term notes (MTNs) with the said nominal value.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 14): Elements like open offices and flat organisation structures are fast becoming the norm, with many corporations embracing these qualities.