Property developer wants to go public this year.New development: Murly with a scale model of Vertu Resort.GEORGE TOWN: Aspen Group, a property development company based in Penang, is targeting to list in Singapore and Malaysia this year.Its chief executive officer Datuk M Murly said the group was...

KUALA LUMPUR: Agile Real Estate Development Sdn Bhd is set to launch its residential project valued at RM1.4bil on a 4.05ha site in Mont’ Kiara here on Saturday.The project, consisting of 11 towers of low- and high-rise structures, was scheduled for completion in 2019, it said in a...

Gigantic tie-up: Ford chief executive Mark Fields told a news conference the tie-up came from Ford research efforts on “ways to link our smart cars to smart homes.” — AFPLAS VEGAS: Ford unveiled an alliance with US online giant Amazon aimed at allowing people to connect their cars into...

The Fairfield Villas features a double-volume living hall where residents can craft the space of their dreams.THE gift of nature awaits future residents of the prestigious garden township of Yarra Park in Sungai Petani, Kedah.It offers a wholesome living environment with the serenity of vast...

Jagdeep (third left), Ong (fourth left), event exhibitors and other officials posing with the event’s banner after the press conference.THE Penang Property Summit 2016 will take place from Friday to Sunday for the second year running at the Subterranean Penang International Convention and...

New project: IOI Properties plans to begin construction of phase two of IOI City Mall with an investment of RM500mil and construction by year-end.PUTRAJAYA: IOI Properties Group Bhd is on track to achieve its RM2bil sales target for the financial year ending June 30, 2016 despite the softening...

PETALING JAYA: Ikhmas Jaya Group Bhd has accepted a letter of award to undertake the construction of a RM166.4mil “suite” serviced apartments for Bina Puri Holdings’s property subsidiary Star Effort Sdn Bhd.The bore piling and bridge specialist said it had accepted the terms and conditions of...

BY EUGENE MAHALINGAMPETALING JAYA: The whopping RM7.41bil price tag for the sale of 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) 60% stake in Bandar Malaysia is considered reasonable, based on the valuation of surrounding plots of land within the vicinity.In a research report, UOB Kay Hian Malaysia...

BY THEAN LEE CHENGleecheng@thestar.com.myTYCOON Tan Sri Chua Ma Yu was a few minutes late. His miniature schnauzer signalled his arrival. Pepper obviously knew where the master was going because it headed straight for the office.“You like dogs? You have a dog?” Chua asks, smiling, Pepper tucked...

BY AGNES WONGWHEN Malaysia moves into GST era, businesses, whether incorporated or personal, are required to assess their eligibility to register from time to time. While assessing GST registration status is rather straightforward for normal businesses, for individual property investors, it can be...