BY VIJENTHI NAIRMany budget hotels are set up in old shophouses.Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has hit a snag in its effort to legalise unlicensed businesses.Budget hotels has a host of building guidelines to comply with and some are not able to be met, through no fault of the business...

BY ZAZALI MUSAJOHOR BARU: There are pockets of opportunities in the Johor property market, especially in Iskandar Malaysia, despite the challenging year ahead for property developers.Johor Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) branch chairman Hoe Mee Ling said the association was...

PETALING JAYA: Waste management solutions service provider PJBumi Bhd is selling 2.02 ha in Kedah for RM4mil.In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, PJBumi said the disposal would provide an opportunity for the company to unlock the immediate value of the property that currently does not...

BY STUART MICHAELThe retention pond next to the Kelana Jaya LRT line along Jalan SS4C/1 in Kelana Jaya is covered with weeds and silt.AN UNMAINTAINED retention pond in Jalan SS4C/1, Kelana Jaya, has been causing misery for nearby residents as muddy water spills over into their houses whenever there...

BY TAN SIN CHOWAn artist’s impression of the Starhill Luxury Condominium in Bukit Gambir, Penang.NOTHING can be more perfect than coming home to nature’s symphony.That’s what exactly Starhill Luxury Condominium and Residences is offering — a sense of being close to nature while enjoying the...

Bumblebee and Iron Man posing for a photo with kids from the Association of Mentally Retarded Children Central Seberang Prai, Shammah Children’s Home and Pertubuhan Penyayang Chi Yun Bukit Mertajam during the event.HUNDREDS of families thronged the Garden Fest at the new Sunway Wellesley housing...

BY DAVID TANPotential buyers viewing the Vertu Resort scale model at the Aspen Group office in Penang.ASPEN Group, a property developer based in Penang, will launch RM1.392bil worth of projects on the island this year.These new projects are the RM620mil Vertu Resort in Batu Kawan, the RM135mil...

Property developer Agile Real Estate Development Sdn Bhd will be launching its maiden international project at 2.30pm tomorrow at its sales gallery in Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur.Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz will be present to launch the 4.1ha Agile Mont Kiara.The development...

BY SHEILA SRI PRIYAThe council may use coloured premix tar at this location and add the signage to the Taman Bandaran Kelana Jaya just like in this artist’s impression.TAMAN Bandaran Kelana Jaya will be undergoing major upgrade works this year, with the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) setting...

PETALING JAYA: Penang-based project management services provider Ideal Sun City Holdings Bhd is acquiring 15 plots of leasehold industrial land located in Anzen Business Park off Jalan Kepong from Tan Hua Meng for RM6.15mil.The acquisition price excludes the goods and services tax.The company said...