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BY EUGENE MAHALINGAMMalaysian developers with exposure to the UK included SP Setia Bhd, Sime Darby Bhd, Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) and Eco World Development Group Bhd.PETALING JAYA: The UK’s referendum to leave the European Union (EU) or Brexit, could spell a gloomy medium-term outlook for the...

THE Federal Government should build more People’s Housing Project (PPR) for low-income groups who are not qualified to obtain housing loans in Penang.State Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the state was now in the midst of identifying several plots of...

BY M. MAGESWARIAmpang Park Shopping Centre in Kuala Lumpur.KUALA LUMPUR: Some 62 registered strata title owners of Ampang Park Shopping Centre are applying to the High Court to get technical drawings and specifications from Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) and two others to...

PETALING JAYA: Googolplex Properties Sdn Bhd aimed to achieve RM3 billion sales this year, after a prosperous 2015 which sees the company hitting RM1.3 billion sales.The company headquarter at Jaya One recorded top sales among the seven branches within Peninsular Malaysia, said group chief...

BY KATHLEEN ANN KIGUANGZHOU: The Johor Tourism Department will go all out to achieve its one million Chinese tourist arrivals target this year with six tourism packages being promoted to 243.4 million people in three provinces in China.Led by state Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Tee Siew Kiong, a...

BY PRIYA MENONThese residents in Kampung Melayu Subang have little protection when the water levels in the river rise during a downpour.AFTER a decade of flooding and millions of ringgit washed away, residents of Kampung Melayu Subang will finally see an end to their yearly misery.A new flood wall...

Malaysian Chamber of Commerce — Hong Kong and Macau (MayCham) members listening to a talk presented by Hunza Group as part of their ‘Penang Factory and Heritage Tour’ at Gurney Paragon in George Town.A GROUP of 42 members from the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce — Hong Kong and Macau...

BY ZAZALI MUSAJOHOR BARU: The on-going multi-billion ringgit project to rehabilitate and rejuvanate Sungai Segget into the new 1.2km waterway in Johor Baru city centre is progressing as scheduled, according to Iskandar Malaysia Regional Development Authority chief executive officer Datuk Ismail...

IN conjunction with the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Litrak is offering toll discounts for Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP) and Sprint highway users.On July 6, starting from 12.01am to 11.59pm, there will be a 60sen discount for all classes of vehicles on LDP and a 20sen discount for all...

BY JAROD LIMandQISHIN TARIQTAMAN Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) residents who had protested against a proposed high-rise development near the Taman Rimba Kiara, hoped the authorities would build only the planned affordable homes to relocate longhouse residents without encroaching into the recreational park...