I-City is a mixed development strategy where about 30% of the land is owned by I-Bhd with the balance developed as a joint venture with the land owner, which is also I-Bhd founder and executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong.PETALING JAYA: Property developer I-Bhd is looking at expanding its land...

BY JOY LEELau says most successful disruption models are not entirely new.Industry leaders are changing their mindset and working together with competitors to gain better access to innovation, writes JOY LEE.INNOVATIVE technology has changed the way businesses are run. The age of digital economy...

AS the fairly strong momentum of project awards has been sustained in the last few years, the construction sector remained the fastest-growing economic sector in 2015. The sector’s GDP growth clocked in at 8.2% year-on-year (y-o-y), marginally lower than RAM’s forecast of 8.4%. Notably, the...

GEORGE TOWN: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said he is willing to meet Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof to discuss the infrastructure for the proposed third bridge linking Gurney Drive and Bagan Ajam.He said the state government was willing to provide the ministry the initial plan of an...

BY JOY LEE(Left) Koong says the situation has not reached a detrimental stage yet. Hon has noticed an increase in requests by its clients to restructure loans beginning late last year.SMEs are struggling to pay debts and find extra funds as banks get tough with loan approvals, JOY LEE reports.SMALL...

A council staff member (left) explaining waste separation measures to the residents during the launch at Astaka Batu Maung, Penang.BATU MAUNG is the first constituency in Penang to officially launch the waste separation at source policy, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.“We plan to create...

(Front row, from second left) council secretary Ang Aing Thye and Patahiyah posing with the winners of the lucky draw at Komtar, Penang.FROM early next month, property owners who fail to pay their assessment arrears within a stipulated time will have their movable assets seized by the Penang Island...

Mohamed Khaled (right) visiting Kampung Kuala Masai.JOHOR BARU: The state government, through Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), has identified a total of 17 traditional villages in Iskandar Malaysia for a pilot project to preserve and further develop them.Johor Mentri Besar Datuk...

BY FOONG PEK YEEA majority of the residents in Jerlun New Village comprise the elderly and young children. — Photos: foong pek yee/the StarRUBBER tapper Weng Chong San knows every nook and corner of his village.His latest findings included a broken fire hydrant and poorly patched roads.“Many...

Industry experts crown this property as one of the most worthwhile investments of 2016.By Viknesh Ashley Harbour City Resort Suite aerial view in the evening.HATTEN GROUP, Malaysia’s fastest-growing developer in the southern region, is resetting the benchmark with its multi-award-winning...