BY YEE XIANG YUNVIP guest: Johor state secretary Datuk Ismail Karim (sixth from left), Johor Rehda organising chairman Simon Heng Kwang Hock (third from left), Hoe (fifth from left) and Johor Rehda deputy chairman Wong Kuen Kong (right) looking at a property model after launching Mapex 2015...

An artist’s impression of IOI’s two-storey terrace Avira homes.THE launch of the two-storey terrace Avira homes by IOI Properties Group drew overwhelming response as 300 excited homebuyers converged in Bandar Puteri Warisan in Sepang to view the show units when it was launched last month.Avira...

BY FARAH FAZANNAAhmad Hadri (left) and Zulkifli standing in front of one of the BRT buses.WITH recent debates about poor air quality and the effects of carbon dioxide emission, it seems like electric vehicles are the way to go.According to GreenTech Malaysia, transportation accounts for 20% of...

BY JAROD LIMLux Veritas is offering a complete set of television cabinet, coffee table, sofa set as well as a dining table for four during the exhibition.YOU cannot resist the urge to touch the smooth solid wood furniture produced by South Korean designer brand Daaz.The carefully selected natural...

PETALING JAYA: Electrical and kitchen appliance maker Milux Corp Bhd is proposing a diversification of the company’s business to property development.Milux explained that in view of the increasingly competitive household appliances market, the diversification into property development would...

Proud moment: Ong receiving the award from Forbes Media vice chairman Christopher Forbes. With them is Sunway group founder and chairman Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah.PETALING JAYA: OSK Property Holdings Bhd is one of the 200 companies selected for Forbes Asia’s Best Under a Billion 2015.The award is to...

BY PRIYA MENONTHE Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) will implement the new guideline to increase plot ratio for transit-oriented-development (TOD) from 1:4 to 1:8 in the city centre.However, MBSA will only give approval on a case-to-case basis instead of a blanket approval.TOD will focus on maximising...

PETALING JAYA: Ahmad Zaki Resources Bhd’s unit has won a project with a gross development value of RM257mil to develop a part of the Kwasa Damansara Township in Petaling Jaya.The job, bagged via Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd from Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd, is for high-rise residential units located on 3.91...

IS BR1M a waste of the country’s money since cases of abuses have been reported? Can we afford it?Idris: BR1M is a constructive fiscal initiative that directly transfers money into the hands of the deserving, unlike subsidies that enrich those who do not need it. It is meant to provide essential...

Velasamy (fourth from left) presenting a souvenir to Shahrir (second from left) at the appreciation ceremony. — ZAZALI MUSA/The StarJOHOR BARU: Residents of Kim Teng Park are relieved that the proposed acquisition plan for their housing estate has been postponed.Residents committee chairman...