BY M. HAFIDZ MAHPARIOI City Mall is one of IOI Properties' development projects in IOI Resort city, Putrajaya.KUALA LUMPUR: IOI Properties Group Bhd (IOI Prop) has successfully tendered for a 6.2-acre leasehold land in Xiang An central business district, Xiamen, for 2.324 billion yuan (RM1.41bil)...

BY M. HAFIDZ MAHPARSunway Pyramid (seen here with decorations during this year's Hari Raya season) contributes about 60% of Sunway REIT's total revenue.KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Bhd earned RM154.36mil in the second quarter ended June 30, 2016, down 35% from a year earlier mainly due to share of lower...

BY JAROD LIM, SHEILA SRI PRIYA, and PRIYA MENONDOSH regulations clearly state that all crane operators must be Malaysians. — Photos: FAIHAN GHANI/The StarTHE death of an administration executive near a construction site has focussed public attention on workplace safety.Many are concerned whether...

BY AKIL YUNUSFlash floods on the road heading to the Subang Airport resulted in a massive crawl from the Federal Highway exit and Citta Mall. – photo courtesy of Star Media Radio TrafficPETALING JAYA: A heavy downpour on Tuesday morning caused massive traffic delays along major roads in the Klang...

BY EUGENE MAHALINGAMWhat determines prices?According to a Klang Valley-based property consultant, most Malaysians can be quite superstitious about where they want to live.“People are big on feng shui, and this not just the Chinese. Houses with the numbers ‘four’ on them, can be quite hard to...

BY EUGENE MAHALINGAMMore incentives to encourage house buyersTHERE are several aspects to what determines prices of properties. Location is paramount. There is no dispute to that.Sentiment matters and incentives provided by developers play a huge role.Of late property developers have been thinking...

BY OH ING YEENDr Daroyah (left), who visited the site, says the vandalism is causing inconvenience to villagers and has led to wasted funds.— M. AZHAR ARIF/The StarVANDALS are at it again.A group has burned the wooden bridge in Jalan Kampung Kebun Baru in Batu 5, Kapar for the second time.Batu 4...

BY PRIYA MENONNoh (centre) officiating at the ‘Gotong Royong Merdeka Raya’ held at PPR Taman Putra Damai, Lembah Subang 1. — Photos: YAP CHEE HONG/The StarPEOPLE’s housing project (PPR) Taman Putra Damai, Lembah Subang 1 will get RM1mil from the Federal Government by the end of the year to...

KUALA SELANGOR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should investigate the alleged discrepancies in rezoning the Paya Indah Wetlands reserve to facilitate development projects, said Tan Sri Noh Omar (pic).Noh, who is the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister, said the...

(From left) Oh, Viswam and Murugavel showing a clogged drain along the back lane of Jalan Rengas.RESIDENTS of Southern Park, Klang are frustrated over the clogged drains in their neighbourhood that lead to flash floods during downpours.They said Klang Municipal Council (MPK) should supervise its...