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UEM Sunrise welcomes new chief marketing officer
PETALING JAYA: UEM Sunrise Bhd has announced the appointment of its new chief marketing officer. Kenny Wong reports to UEM Sunrise Bhd managing director and chief executive officer Anwar Syahrin Abdul Ajib effective on July 2.UEM Sunrise Bhd new chief marketing officer Kenny WongKenny Wong is...
KLAF2018 showcases local designer chairs
Embracing designs with local identityBy NG PAU LINGA chair has long been the object of obsession for architects and designers over hundred years. It is not only basic utilitarian furniture, but a well-designed chair also carries the identity and story of a person, city or a country.Kuala Lumpur...
KPKT on the lookout for remaining 27 Highland Tower unit owners
Demolishment and redevelopment can only be done upon the agreement of all 138 unit ownersZuraida (sixth from left) during the cheque presentationPETALING JAYA: The Minister of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Zuraida Kamaruddin called out to the unidentified 27 unit owners of Highland Tower.Out...
Agile launches 2nd project at Bukit Bintang
PETALING JAYA: Agile launched its second development project in Malaysia, Agile Bukit Bintang, a high-end freehold project with a GDV of RM2.2bil last Saturday.Agile Malaysia chief executive officer Chai Keng Wai during the launch“Agile is looking to expand into Penang, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur....
Does affordable housing mean houses with lower quality?
Contributed by Canaan Building Inspection Sdn Bhd director Joshua KangAccording to the survey conducted by Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH), the house price index in Malaysia has increased for the past few years.Meanwhile, the housing market remains weak, and many developers are...
[Small House in a Big World] Housing Policy: Build then Sell or Sell then Build?
By Viktor Chong viktorchong@thestar.com.myThis housing project in Kampung Koskan Tambahan, Sungai Choh in Rawang has been abandoned for 17 years.AS WE all know, the Malaysian housing policy uses the age-old “Sell then Build” concept. In other words, developers get to sell the housing units to...
Housing prices projected to go up despite lower transactions
By Viktor Chong viktorchong@thestar.com.my“Buy property then wait, not wait then buy property,” said Chan.PETALING JAYA: While the volume of property transactions might go down, the average transacted prices have always been on a steady rise since 2001, a proof that the value of the property...
Mitraland gifts free home to lucky winner
By Viktor Chong viktorchong@thestar.com.my(from left) Mitraland Group executive director Teo Ching Wee presenting the mock house to winner Mekalai and her husband Ramesh Babu, 58.PETALING JAYA: Mitraland gifted a residential unit of Gravit8 worth RM400,000 to one lucky winner in the live draw event...
The issue of housing loan with a deceased spouse, from a Muslim perspective
By Viktor Chong viktorchong@thestar.com.myWHAT happens to your housing loan when you die?Or more specifically, what would happen to your spouse should you pass away without settling the housing loan?Previously, Messrs Eunice Tan & Partners founder Eunice Tan Mui Lee answered such legalities from a...
[Amateur Aisyah: E03] Oh Bukit Jalil!
The column reflects the view of the writerBy Aisyah SuwardiBEFORE I joined my current company, my first job after my undergraduate study was in Bukit Jalil - Seri Petaling to be exact. It hasn’t been that long, but my memories of that place have always been bittersweet. One of the reason was my...