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Update on fire at the construction site of Tropicana Gardens
PETALING JAYA: Tropicana Corporation Bhd (Tropicana) provided an update on the fire incident which occurred at the construction site of Tropicana Gardens on Monday, Nov 13. Given the many unconfirmed and misleading reports circulated online or on social media, Tropicana clarified that only a...
CIDB certifies SkyWorld’s Ascenda Residences Qlassic ratings
PETALING JAYA: SkyWorld Development Group (SkyWorld) received its first Quality Assessment System in Construction (Qlassic) certification for achieving 76% score for its first residential project, Ascenda Residences at SkyArena, Setapak.The Qlassic certificate was presented by Construction Quality...
Building up wholesale business in notorious area
LORONG Haji Taib in the Chow Kit area in Kuala Lumpur has long been known for unsavoury activities.So it surprised many city folk when a building was named after the infamous street.However, the building in question – Plaza Haji Taib – is far from being a place for illicit activities.In fact,...
‘More businesses investing in Johor’
Big opening: (From left) Rojkjaer, Chandler, Tee, Swedish Embassy counsellor Ola Pihlblad, Nair and King during the opening ceremony in Desa Tebrau, Johor Baru.JOHOR BARU: The opening of the largest Ikea store in South-East Asia here shows that Johor is increasingly becoming a popular destination...
Sterling set of results by Sime Darby
Sime Darby Bhd group chief financial officer Datuk Tong Poh Keow(left) at the briefing yesterday.KUALA LUMPUR: The sterling set of results by Sime Darby Bhd in the first quarter ended Sept 30 will be the last for the conglomerate as a group.Increased production from its oil palm estates, coupled...
LBS Bina to jointly undertake RM2.2bil project in China
The Zhuhai International Circuit in Guangzhou Province, China, is managed by LBS Bina's 60% owned indirect subsidiary Lamdeal Investments Ltd.KUALA LUMPUR: LBS Bina Group Bhd and its joint-venture partner plan to undertake a race-track integrated development, which includes tourism and cultural...
SP Setia to maintain sales of RM4bil in FY18
SHAH ALAM: Property developer SP Setia Bhd, which is targeting sales of RM4bil for its current financial year ending Dec 31, 2017, expects to maintain that target next year.President and CEO Datuk CJ Khor said the acquisition of developer I&P Group Sdn Bhd would help “create more value” for...
Developer unveils its third township in Rawang
(From Left) Mah Sing chief project officer William Ow, Group Strategy and Operations director Lionel Leong, Ho, Leong, Mah Sing chief operating officer Yap Chin Hua, Group Strategy and Operations senior general manager Rachel Leong and Marketing and Sales (Township) general manager Angela Chong...
Govt move on housing loans may ‘only help a little’
PPC International managing director Datuk Siders Sittampalam said the government should offer avenues to help property owners with the loan-repayment process. “It addresses flexibility...but at the end of the day, there is still a commitment to repay the loan,” he said.PETALING JAYA: The...
Mah Sing forms strategic alliance with Philips Lighting
High tech: Ho (right) and Philips Lighting managing director for Malaysia, Singapore and Export, Alok Ghose, showing the Philips Hue systemKUALA LUMPUR: Mah Sing Group Bhd is partnering Philips Lighting to develop smart lighting systems to be packaged with Mah Sing’s residential units.It will...