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Sunway acquires freehold land in Jalan Belfield for RM165mil
LEADING Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Bhd has acquired a parcel of freehold land measuring 1.83ha in Jalan Belfield, Kuala Lumpur for RM165mil.The proposed development of the land will comprise mainly serviced apartments with some lifestyle retail units.The mixed development will have an estimated...
Property sector likely to recover in H2 of 2018
Key concern: Although mortgage applications and approvals have improved in the first half, the property sector’s fundamentals remain weak, according to Maybank Research.PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian property sector is expected to recover in the second half of 2018 even as mortgage loans...
IWC rallies on speculation about Bandar Malaysia
IWC’s shares soared 30 sen and were the most actively traded counter yesterday, following news that the Dalian Wanda Group was said to be facing restrictions in funding for its offshore deals by the Chinese government.PETALING JAYA: Shares in Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (IWC) saw another round...
Loan criteria review won't resolve affordable housing issue
Referring to media reports on calls to review housing loan criteria for potential buyers of affordable houses, the central bank said in a statement that the comments had caused confusion and were not based on facts and accurate information.PETALING JAYA: Access to financing is not the main issue in...
More KL land for Ekovest
By EUGENE MAHALINGAMIt’s on: (from left) KL City Hall executive director Datuk Mohd Najib Mohd, Datuk Seri Lim Keng Cheng, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, Ekovest Bhd executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo, Federal Territories Ministry chief secretary Datuk...
Star 925 sixth series well received
By NUR IHSAN FADHLINAihsan@mystar.com.myPETALING JAYA: Star-925 sixth series titled, "Rising to the Top of my Career" received positive response from its members, as well as public attendees.The event participated by an audience of 250 people, featured OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd chief executive...
Unveiling Grand Centro’s newest event floor
Santtana Looganadensanttana@mystar.com.myKLANG - Centro mall’s newest installment ballroom was recently presented to the public, poised as the largest pillar-free, event space.Located on the first floor of Centro mall in Klang, the expanse spans 16,000 sq ft of double-volume space comfortably...
On track to better connectivity
by VIJENTHI NAIR, JAROD LIM, MELIZARANI T.SELVA, SANDRA ALBERT JOHN, and NUR NABILAH SOLIHAHWITH the completion of 31 stations on the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) line, the Klang Valley rail network is more comprehensive than ever before.Subang Jaya residents can now take the LRT to the city...
MRT a ‘blessing’ for commuters who can visit 18 places of worship
KUALA LUMPUR: You can now take public transport to 18 places of worship of all faiths around the Klang Valley.Masjid Jamek Pekan in Sungai Buloh is a seven-minute walk from the Sungai Buloh MRT station.Commuters can also board MRT feeder buses T102 and T103 to reach the mosque in under five...
More to come for commuters
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system is a world-class infrastructure project that is just the beginning of more good things to come for Malaysia’s commuters, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.The Prime Minister said the 51km MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) line that opened to...