KUALA LUMPUR: The Ascott Ltd (Ascott), a wholly-owned serviced residence business unit by CapitaLand, has secured a management contract for a 200-unit serviced residence named Somerset Arcadia in East Malaysia.With the management contract, Ascott will reinforce its lead as the largest international...

Chipping in: Some of the residents and children who took part in the Home-Gotong Royong Perdana campaign at Taman Palm Grove.CLEANLINESS is one of the crucial habits an individual must have and it begins from home.Wanting to drive behavioural change towards adopting a cleaner environment, the Kota...

BY KELLY TEYThe scale model of Agile Mont Kiara on display at the sales gallery in Kuala Lumpur.SKYSCRAPERS may not be new to Mont Kiara, but an upcoming residential project looks all set to bring a fresh vibe to the mature township.The result of a joint venture between China property developer...

BY IVAN LOHOvergrown grass and bushes in an abandoned house in Taman Cempaka.THERE are about 41,199 empty premises in housing estates and villages in Ipoh that need to be cleaned up.As of Aug 17, these premises included abandoned houses and those that have been left without any maintenance by its...

Left to right: Agile Real Estate Development (M) Sdn Bhd chief operating officer Eric Yeo, chief executive officer Wilson Ren, PJ Development Holding Bhd executive director Ong Ju Xing and Public Bank senior general manager of corporate banking Chan Chew Fung break the ground to officiate the...

Neglected: (From right) Adnan and Md Yusup showing the grass at the back of their apartment which has not been cut for two years. — NORBAITI PHAHARORADZI/The Star.JOHOR BARU: Flat residents at a project in Bandar Baru Uda need assistance to form a new Joint Management Body (JMB) as they are...

BY: SHALINI RAVINDRANThe condohotel’s jewel in the crown is the iconic 14-storey high, 280-millionyear- old limestone outcrop that has been dubbed ‘Rockhaven’.TOUTED as one of the finest eco-resorts in the country, The Haven Lakeside Resort Residences in Tambun, Ipoh, certainly lives up to...

The group is actively tendering for various projects, both locally and overseas and it hopes to secure more new projects by year end. - Matthew TeeKUALA LUMPUR: Bina Puri Holdings Bhd, a construction outfit, has clinched a contract close to RM95mil from Toyo Engineering & Construction Sdn Bhd to do...

BY: CHONG KAH YUANWork in progress: A land reclamation work in the Middle Bank, Penang. — BernamaBATU KAWAN: Land reclamation projects in Penang could soon come to a halt with the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry throwing a spanner in the works.Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman...

BY: CAITLYN NG LI YUINPreviously, we had a look at a few luxury condominiums in the vibrant city of KL. Now, let's take a look at some of those found in Johor Bahru.Singapore recently made it to the top of a list that indicated the world's most expensive cities, according to an index gathered by...