BEIJING: Growth in China's real estate investment slowed to 3.5% in the first eight months of this year from the same period a year ago, though the area of property sold rose 7.2%, official data showed.The weak rise in investment, reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), compared with...

BY BEH YUEN HUIGuest of honour: Liow (centre) presenting an appreciation award to party veteran Lim Ho Ying (sitting, second left) at the Selangor MCA annual general meeting. Looking on are his deputy Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong (third from right) and Youth chairman Senator Chong Sin Woon (second from...

BY NURUL ASMUI MD AZMIasmui@ocision.comFull Homes Realty celebrates 10 wonderful yearsFULL Homes Realty Sdn Bhd (1068610-K) is an established real estate agency founded by Sean Eng, who is also the current principal and one of the main directors. The agency marks its 10th year of successful...

By: FOOD FOR THOUGHT . . . ALAN TONGDO you know that more pedestrians get killed on zebra crossings than on unmarked crosswalks? And ironically, the introduction of childproof lids on medicine bottles led to a substantial increase in child poisonings in United States?“What causes that?”I picked...

PETALING JAYA: Four companies and/or consortia have been shortlisted and approved by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) as potential development partners in the 486-acre Bandar Malaysia project.CH Williams Talhar and Wong (WTW), the transaction adviser for the Bandar Malaysia Request for Proposal...

The Haven chief executive officer Peter Chan (left) and Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Aziz taking a walk around the scenic surroundings of The Haven Luxury Resort in Tambun, IpohTHE Haven Luxury Resort, the first and only five-star resort hotel in Ipoh, has officially opened.Launched recently...

BY SHALINI RAVINDRANThe condo-hotels jewel in the crown is the iconic 14-storey high, 280-million-year-old limestone outcrop that has been dubbed ‘Rockhaven’.TOUTED as one of the finest eco-resorts in the country, The Haven Lakeside Resort Residences in Tambun, Ipoh, certainly lives up to...

By: THAVAMANI S. RETNAMNew landmark: Liew (left) and Lord Mayor of Parramatta Scott Lloyd at the opening ceremony.SYDNEY: EcoWorld International has brought its brand to Australia with the opening of its EcoWorld Gallery @ West Village, Parramatta, here.West Village, the first project in Australia...

By: NG BEI SHANLand sale: Yachts and boats sit moored at the public marina at UEM Sunrise Bhd.’s Puteri Harbour residential and commercial development in Nusajaya, Johor. UEM Sunrise has sold some parcels of land to other developers in Johor. – Bloomberg.THE trading volume of UEM Sunrise Bhd...

By: P. ARUNAPETALING JAYA: The number of unsold property in Malaysia is on the rise, with only 40% of the new units launched in the first quarter of this year sold.Sales has dropped 9% compared to the same period last year, according to a survey by the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association...