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Sepang council offers 5% assessment rebate to companies that qualify
BY ELAN PERUMALELEVEN business operators in Cyberjaya have been offered 5% rebate on their ELEVEN business operators in Cyberjaya have been offered 5% rebate on their assessment rate for meeting the green index requirement.This is in line with the Sepang Municipal Council’s (MPSp) move to turn...
No reclamation work at project site
BY R.S.N.MURALIWired: Assemblymen at the state legislative assembly sitting were equipped with electronic gadgets.MALACCA: Land reclamation work for the Malacca Gateway project has been halted.Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron said work has stopped since February so that a Social Impact...
High hopes for Battersea project
Candid talk: (from left) Liew sharing a light moment with Cameron as Nazir, Mohamad Nasir, Lord Maude and Treadell look on during the cocktail reception at KLCC.KUALA LUMPUR: The Battersea Power Station development on the south bank of the River Thames is one of Malaysia’s most notable...
Developer launches volunteers club for its Penang staff to do charity work
BY N. TRISHARresident and CEO Eco World Group Development Berhad Datuk Chang Khim Wah (right), at The opening of Eco World foundation volunteers club in Penang Ecoworld Gallery at the Macalister Road.FOLLOWING its launch in September last year, Eco World Foundation has donated tables and chairs to...
Developer holds event to raise funds for St John Ambulans
Cheque presentation: SP Setia acting president and chief executive officer Datuk Khor Chap Jen (right) presenting a mock cheque to SJAM Selangor State commander Datuk Yeo Kim Thong (left). Looking on are (from left) SJAM commander-In-chief Datuk Dr Low Bin Tick, Datuk Khor Chap Jen, Tan and SP...
Iconic 5-star Tropicana The Residences at KLCC
Tropicana Corp ups the scale in luxury high-rise living.BY ANGIE NGangie@thestar.com.myChic and sleek architecture.KUALA Lumpur is upscaling its status as a liveable city with a number of infrastructure projects that will improve the quality of living environment in the capital city, and proof of...
Letter: High density development inevitable
WITH increasing regularity, neighbours of new development projects will invariably protest whatever development that is being proposed.In many cases the basis for protest is absurd and totally intolerant, like there will be loss of greenery, noise and pollution and inconvenience during...
KL fringe to face office space glut
BY CHERYL POO"KL update: Fossick and Lau at the press conference on KL Office Outlook market update.KUALA LUMPUR: The fringe area of Kuala Lumpur is expected to face an office space glut by 2017, said JLL Malaysia country head Y.Y. Lau.She said office rents are projected to decline on the back of...
Fajarbaru Builder plans RM728m property projects
Loan deal: Chan and Maybank corporate banking MD Caroline Teoh at the agreement signing for a bridging loan facility for the Gardenhill condo project in Melbourne.PETALING JAYA: Small-cap contractor Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd has property projects with a gross development value (GDV) of RM728mil...
CM: Potential money-spinning plan sacrificed for heritage square project
New project: A filepic of the fenced-up area where the old Sia Boey market used to operate. The state govt has decided to turn the 1.82ha site into an Art and Heritage Square.THE Penang government has scrapped its initial plans to build a RM500mil income-generating commercial cum residential...