Henrietta Yap joins real estate consulting firm, strengthening investment advisory offeringSINGAPORE, 5 JANUARY 2017 – JLL has appointed Henrietta Yap as Director of Corporate Finance, Greater China, bolstering the firm’s capabilities in structured finance, capital raising and debt advisory....

SINGAPORE: The Raffles Country Club site in Tuas will be acquired by the Government for the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail (HSR) and the new Cross Island Line’s western depot.In an announcement on its website yesterday, the club said it will be required to hand over the 143 ha site to the...

PETALING JAYA: Gabungan AQRS Bhd has accepted a letter of award worth RM360.98mil for the construction of the Pusat Pentadbiran Sultan Ahmad Shah (PPSAS) building in Pahang.The company said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia that Gabungan Strategik Sdn Bhd (GSSB), a wholly-owned unit, has accepted the...

BY EUGENE MAHALINGAM KUALA LUMPUR: Property developer LBS Bina Group Bhd will be having 13 new launches amounting to a gross development value (GDV) of RM2.3bil this year.In a media briefing today, the company revealed that of the estimated 5,543 units being launched, approximately 4,284 units...

BY TOH KAR INNPUTRAJAYA: Paramount Blossom Sdn Bhd has inked a strategic and partnership development agreement with China Railway Liuyuan Group Co Ltd and Fujian Hexinyuantong Investment Co Ltd to develop a 77-acre land in Mukim Rasah, Negeri Sembilan.Paramount Blossom is the owner of the land...

BY SHARON LINGVisitors at a property expo in Kuching. —filepic KUCHING: Property developers in Sarawak face a challenging outlook this year due to stricter lending guidelines by financial institutions and the government’s affordable housing policy.Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers...

BY THEAN LEE CHENGLast Dec 11 marked the 23rd anniversary of the collapse of Highland Towers Block 1. The tragedy claimed 48 lives. There were a series of landslides and land-related tragedies in that vicinity for several years following the tragedy. “Because of what happened to Highland Towers,...

By: Viknesh Ashley ClarenceBehold the future, a 34-storey plyscraper residential tower designed for the center of Stockholm, by Architects C.F.Moller, as part of a design competition. Source: CNNAs pollution is on the rise globally, architects are already implementing timber alternatives that can...

The owner of this one-bedroom apartment added space in the living room by incorporating the patio as part of his living area. Photos: ST Naval architecture graduate Jay Chia has always had an interest in design and an eye for detail, so when it came to designing his own home in Singapore, he knew...

 THE Kampar District Council will be giving out recyclable bags to the first 3,000 ratepayers who settle their annual assessment in full this year.Council President Khairul Amir Mohamad Zubir ( above right) said the giveaway was part of efforts to reduce the usage of plastic bags in Kampar and...