By S. IndramalarKUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya will set up assisted living homes for the elderly and use technology such as motion sensors or activity trackers to ensure the safety and well-being of their elderly residents.The initiative comes under the university’s commercial unit and is...

KUALA LUMPUR: Eco World Development Group’s (Eco World Malaysia) nine months core net profit made up 90% of CIMB Equities Research and 69% of Bloomberg consensus full-year forecasts.It said on Friday the results were above expectations due to lower-than-expected selling and marketing expenses,...

By Hakim Hassan hakim@thestar.com.myPETALING JAYA:  Land & General Bhd set to grow in near future as the company expected two of their developments to be launched over the next six months.Land & General Bhd chief executive officer Low Gay Teck said the developments have a combined gross...

Experts share insights at Elmina Sales Gallery on SaturdayBy Viktor Chongviktor@mystar.com.myPETALING JAYA: StarProperty.my will be organising a forum titled “How to identify an exemplary township” at Elmina Sales Gallery, Shah Alam.The event will be held on Sept 16, Saturday from 1pm to...

By Santtana Loogandensanttana@mystar.com.myPETALING JAYA: The federal government’s allocation for schemes to help first-time buyers benefits both buyers and developers, but it remained insufficient to encourage home ownership in the country, said Real Estate and Housing Developers Association...

Construction industry stakeholders paying close attention to Ahmad Asri‘s presentation on IBS during the town hall session.THE Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) plans to make it mandatory for the Industrialised Building System (IBS) to be incorporated in private sector projects in...

(Standing from fifth left) Tengku Adnan, his wife Datin Seri Anggraini Sentiyaki and Chai join other special guests and some of the successful first-time homeowners of Residensi Desa Satumas in a group photo after the unit balloting session.FOUR young adults realised their dream of owning a home in...

I WISH to highlight a matter happening at the vacant land in SS2 Commercial Square (in front of McDonald’s SS2), Petaling Jaya.An almost-complete structure meant for a car-spraying business is spoiling the image of this booming neighbourhood.Several parking bays along the road in front of this...

Klebang Beach in Melaka has been badly damaged by sea erosion.MELAKA: Large property developers in Melaka will be roped in to help address the erosion problem at several beaches in the state, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron.He said the move was part of an initiative to prevent erosion...

NANNING: Running port services alone is not sufficient for holistic economic development and Port Klang Authority chairman Tan Sri Kong Cho Ha (pic) has proposed for more products to ensure sustainable growth of the port business.He said hinterland for industries, logistics hubs and free trade...