BY DALJIT DHESI Relief for middle and low income earners to get attention tooPETALING JAYA: Budget 2017, which will be tabled on Oct 21, is likely to be modestly expansionary with emphasis on high infrastructure spending, selective relaxation for property purchases, promotion of growth areas,...

PETALING JAYA: Conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd, which owns a 22.2% stake in property developer Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O), has agreed to sell a 10% stake at a lower price to E&O group managing director Datuk Seri Terry Tham than the price they agreed on in early June.Sime Darby said in a stock...

BY ZAZALI MUSA ISKANDAR PUTERI: The state government has no plans to freeze the construction of retail and shopping complexes in Johor especially in Iskandar Malaysia.Johor Housing and Local Government committee chairman Datuk Abdul Latiff Bandi said it would send a wrong signal to investors if...

BY VIJENTHI NAIR and TAN AI YENGResidents say a 39-storey building will stick out like a sore thumb amidst the low-rise properties nearby. — Photos: ART CHEN/The Star THERE is a legal avenue for the public to object to a development proposal in their vicinity, known as Rule 5, but just how...

BY ZAZALI MUSAA filepic of an open space where residents can get closer to nature. ISKANDAR PUTERI: Plans are in the pipeline to allocate more green areas or open spaces especially within Iskandar Malaysia which is the country’s first economic growth corridor.Johor Housing and Local Government...

BEIJING: Four six-square meter apartments sold this weekend in Shenzhen made a splash in the media, but the sales were later declared illegal due to unauthorised modifications made to the properties.Nicknamed “pigeon holes”, these mini studios are located in a 15-storey building called...

Stock exchange to consider raising the threshold for developersSHANGHAI: The Shanghai Stock Exchange is considering raising the threshold for property developers to sell exchange-traded notes, according to people familiar with the matter.Under the rules being considered, the exchange would only...

Developer offering distinctive bespoke interiors that reflect iconic luxury  KUALA LUMPUR, 20th September 2016 – Premium management by The Ritz-Carlton, combined with unique craftsmanship in interior designs, has made The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Ismail (“The...

BY GANESHWARAN KANABeautiful homes: Prospective buyers checking out the model houses at the grand launch of four projects under EcoWorld’s Firsts campaign. Developer unveils four developments at one goSHAH ALAM: Eco World Development Group Bhd, one of Malaysia’s leading property developers,...

BY THEAN LEE CHENG PETALING JAYA: The Raintree Club of Kuala Lumpur will set up a committee to study and prepare for the possible sale of its freehold land, according to general manager Lawrence Lee.Raintree Club members passed a resolution calling for the appointment of a five-member ad hoc...