Reviving heritage at The Row
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.
Encorp to develop township in Melaka worth RM4.9b
PETALING JAYA (JUNE 25): Encorp Bhd and Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) will develop an integrated township in Bukit Katil, Melaka, which has an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM4.
PROPERTY SNAPSHOT What’s hot in Sentul?
• Today we look at price growth and indicative asking rental yields for non-landed residences in Sentul.
Najib says Mara chief’s comments twisted in Melbourne property buy issue
KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today said Majlis Amanah Rakyat's (Mara) Australian property buy was decided by consensus, claiming that some media organisations had purportedly twisted the remarks of agency chairman Tan Sri Annuar Musa.
NGO wants probe into Mara’s three other Australian property buys
KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): The government should probe Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara)'s three other property purchases in Australia if allegations of kickbacks in its purchase of Dudley Intenational House apartments has basis, the National Oversight and Whistleblowers (NOW) said today.
India’s top 20 residential neighbourhoods, according to JLL
KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): The southern neighbourhoods of India’s main cities are where its high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) stay, but the extremely limited new supply of homes there has resulted in HNWIs looking towards other areas to buy luxury homes, according to real estate services firm JLL India.
We started investigating Melbourne deal two months ago, says Mara chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Mara began investigations into the multi-million ringgit purchase of a hostel in Melbourne by one of its subsidiaries two months ago, way before the matter was highlighted by an Australian newspaper, Mara chairman Tan Sri Annuar Musa said today.
Najib gave final okay for purchase of Melbourne property, says Mara chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was involved in approving Mara's purchase of the Melbourne property that was alleged to have been bought in a scam, highlighted by The Age newspaper yesterday.
PAC to summon Mara over Melbourne property buy, says Nur Jazlan
KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) to explain its overpriced purchase of an apartment block in Melbourne, Australia, its chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said.
Mara to respond to RM65 mil Aussie property purchase tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) chairman Tan Sri Annuar Musa today said he would issue an official statement tomorrow regarding a report by Australian daily The Age over the entity's alleged purchase of a RM65 million property in Melbourne.
