AS a top development in a prime location, City Residence in Tanjung Tokong on Penang island is certainly a wonderful place to call home.Developed by Ivory Properties Group Bhd, it is located in close proximity to amenities like banks, eateries, hospitals, shopping malls, schools and more.Residents...

PETALING JAYA: Despite the rather soft property market sentiment, demand for quality houses that are affordably priced is still good and developers should build more such projects.At the five-day StarProperty.my Fair that starts from tomorrow at IOI City Mall in Putrajaya, participating developers...

BROKEN tiles, cracking bricks, flaking paint and bubbling surfaces, mould, mildew and fungus, rusting exposed steel bars and foliage creeping out of roof tops are some of the indicators that the heritage buildings located at the National Heritage Zone in Dataran Merdeka are in trouble.In a two-hour...

CHRISTOPHER TANRayer (white shirt) planting a Garcinia subelliptica tree at the park in Lorong Delima 9, Island Glades.SOME 50 residents of Island Glades in George Town, Penang, turned up at the neighbourhood park in Lorong Delima 9 to voice their unhappiness to Seri Delima assemblyman R.S.N. Rayer...

Developed by GUH Realty, the NafiriVal d’Or project in Kawasan Perindustrian Valdor on mainland Penang features two types of attractive factory designs. Seen here is Type B.NAFIRI @Val d’Or, an upcoming light industrial factory project in Kawasan Perindustrian Valdor of Sungai Bakap on mainland...

A study conducted by a researcher at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute shows that the mega project in Iskandar Malaysia has negative effects ranging from ecological damage to environmental pollution.By Khalil Adis (www.khaliladis.com)The controversial Forest City project appears to have adverse...

TWENTY families, who received 0.8ha land each after they were retrenched from a Perak plantation 20 years ago, have demanded that they be allowed to build houses there, Makkal Osai reported.The former estate workers’ lawyer K. Gunasekaran said they were given the land in 1997 after a prolonged...

By JAROD LIMResidents enjoying durians during a Pesta Durian programme at Section 7, Bandar Sungai Long. – filepicIN a bid to combat crime, Bandar Sungai Long Section 7 Rukun Tetangga (KRT) was formed 10 years ago.KRT chairman Danny Lau said the crime rate in the neighbourhood was high and the...

Gary Chua will be speaking on Top 7 Financing Secrets and Strategies for Home BuyersBUYING a house remains a necessity for most Malaysians, although it may not be easy in the current economy.With a lack of methods to fund their new properties, a majority of purchasers turn to financial...

BY NELSON BENJAMINMd Jais presenting duit raya to visitors during a Hari Raya gathering at his house in Taman Sri Tengah in Kluang.KLUANG: Bumiputra housebuyers are urged to take advantage of the state government’s initiative to provide affordable housing and not just wait for landed...