BY BAVANI M.Long abandoned: The Plaza Rakyat project was abandoned after the previous developer Plaza Rakyat Sdn Bhd was hit by the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. — GLEN GUAN/The StarAFTER 20 years in limbo, the billion ringgit uncompleted Plaza Rakyat project will finally be revived...

Property owners must ensure that a tenancy agreement is in place to prevent themselves from being prosecuted if illegal activities are conducted on their premises.Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) councillor Alex J. Gomez said the tenancy agreement is a legal contract between the tenant...

BY MOHD FARHAAN SHAHNUSAJAYA: Johor plans to be in the forefront in knowledge economy by attracting more information and communications technology (ICT) companies to invest within Iskandar Malaysia.Mentri Besar Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin said under the 11th Malaysian plan, the Government has...

(From right) Jagdeep Singh and Ong going through the details of the Penang Property Summit 2016 to be held from Jan 8 to Jan 10.A STRING of innovative housing packages to counter the high rate of bank loan rejections will be introduced in Penang soon.State Housing, Town and Country Planning...

BY: KATHLEEN MICHAELAn artist’s impression of the mixed development project and the winning participant will be giving a facade to i-City.IT IS not every day one gets an opportunity to design a facade for a mixed-development project in an ultrapolis or the chance to see their ideas come to life...

BY: SYED AZHARCaptan T Restaurant at Lembah Sireh near Tesco in Kota Baru. — Photos: SAZUKI EMBONG/TheStarDuring the 1970s and 1980s, Lembah Sireh (or Betel Valley) situated by the banks of Sungai Kelantan in Kota Baru, Kelantan, was a thriving agriculture area with more than 500 farmers...

LBS incorporates over 70 lifestyle facilities into BSP21 to pamper the residents of Bandar Saujana Putra.Aerial view of BSP21 at night.BANDAR Saujana Putra, a self-contained township by LBS Bina Group Bhd (LBS), stands out from the rest when it comes to meeting the everyday and lifestyle needs...

A woman rides an escalator at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, September 23, 2015. - REUTERSSHANGHAI/HONG KONG: The Di Mei shopping center in downtown Shanghai is a surprisingly depressing place to shop.The underground mall is located in one of the most shopping-mad cities in China, and yet it is...

BY: EUGENE MAHALINGAMPETALING JAYA: Veteran real-estate investment trust (REIT) executive Datuk George Stewart LaBrooy, who will be retiring at the end of the year from Axis REIT Managers Bhd, describes REITs as steady investments when markets fall during volatile times.“Over the last six...

BY: CHRISTOPHER TANSeveral of the squatters visiting the Bayu Nyaman low-cost project in Bayan Lepas.A DEVELOPER has offered four compensation options to residents of 823 squatter units in Sungai Nibong Kecil and Sungai Nibong Tengah, Penang, who have to make way for a mixed development...