KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s top-performing fund is buying the nation's property companies after a slump in shares left valuations at their cheapest level in at least seven years relative to global peers.Eastspring Investments Bhd has started “nibbling” on some of the stocks that have been beaten...

KUALA LUMPUR: Each fully gated and guarded precinct has its own internal security system.And safety being a big focus for the Eco World Development Group, things have got that much safer now – with an auxiliary police unit to call its own.At the launch of the unit at the Eco Majestic township in...

BY VIKNESH ASHLEYMore can be done to promote education-themed developments.Malaysian and foreign students make up the student pool in Malaysia today.TAKE a peek into many educational establishments across Malaysia and one would find a high population of both local and foreign students...

BY CAITLYN NG LI YUINliyuin@ocision.comGone are the days of travelling great distances for the best schools as nowadays, developers are bringing the best institutions to the doorsteps of their residents.The sprawling campus of the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia in Putra Nilai is surrounded by...

BY NURUL ASMUI MD AZMIasmui@ocision.comStarProperty.my is gearing up to attract property hunters in the Klang Valley.PROPERTY hunters will be able to shop around for their dream property to buy at the StarProperty.my Fair from this Thursday until Sunday at the Tropicana City Mall, Petaling Jaya,...

BY ANGIE NGangie@thestar.com.myOpportunities abound for well-planned and holistic learning cities.EDUCATION  is undoubtedly the basic foundation to build a strong, stable and progressive world, based on the notion that educated people will have a higher propensity to absorb knowledge, and...

Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Mohd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz said there was a pressing need to build more affordable homes, which was why the Menara DBKL 2 project was scrapped.“After reviewing everything, the Government decided that we should focus on more affordable housing projects,” he said.He...

BY BAVANI MThe futuristic four-tower building was to replace the current 12-storey Menara DBKL 2 to stand tall next to Menara DBKL 1.THE plan to replace Menara DBKL 2 with a new high-rise building has been called off.Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Mohd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz (pic) said the redevelopment...

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) has secured an RM174.5mil contract from Sunway Iskandar Sdn Bhd for the construction of houses in Pulai, Johor Baru.In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, SunCon said the contract was in relation to the main building works for the proposed strata...

SHAH ALAM: Eco World Development Group Bhd is optimistic of achieving its 2015 sales target of RM3bil despite the current challenging economic environment.President/chief executive officer Datuk Chang Khim Wah said as of August this year, the group had recorded total sales of RM2.37bil from its...