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BY EMILY K.Chuah (right) and Mitraland Group project director Tan Chee Hoaw standing beside the Gravit8 development model structure.PROPERTY developer Mitraland has launched its Mediterranean-inspired serviced apartment Adria, the second tower of Phase 2A under its Gravit8 project.Priced from RM500...

Record-breaking: Rumah Pangsa Orkid is the first low-cost property to achieve the top standard for quality management.STOLEN cars and motorcycles, break-ins, rubbish strewn about, open slaughtering of chickens, and uncooperative residents.... Needless to say, these problems made Rumah Pangsa Orkid,...

BY LEONG HUNG YEEIts shares have risen 12% after the company says it will sell 40% of Duke concession to EPFSHARES of Ekovest Bhd have risen almost 12% since the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) expressed interest to buy 40% of its Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (Duke) highway concession.On Wednesday,...

CIMB Research says Eco World is its top pick as it offers the highest share price upside among the developers in its coverage.As reported in The Star Online, CIMB Equities Research is retaining its Overweight call on property sector with Eco World as its top pick.It said developers with sizeable...

Following the grand opening of citizenM Tower of London, the forward-thinking hotel group reveals plans for global expansion across key cities in Asia, with Taipei set to launch first.LONDON: Earlier this month, the citizenM flagship London property was unveiled at the iconic Tower of London site...

BY SHALINI RAVINDRANOPERATING procedures and work processes within Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will be reviewed following the arrest of one of its senior officials for charges of corruption and money laundering.A task force comprising DBKL’s top management and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption...

PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara’s international reserves rose RM570mil or US$200mil to RM392.49b or US$97.7b at Sept 15 from two weeks ago.The central bank in a statement said that the reserves position was sufficient to finance 8.1 months of retained imports and is 1.2 times the short-term external...

SP Setia previews of its upcoming luxury residential tower, ViiA Residences which is a component of the 25-acre integrated green luxury development, KL Eco City. From left are Tony Ling, SP Setia deputy president and COO Datuk Wong Tuck Wai, SP Setia president, CEO Datuk Khor Chap Jen and SP Setia...

PETALING JAYA: Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand) is proposing to acquire 871.01 acres in Ulu Selangor from BerjayaCity Sdn Bhd (BCity) in a related party transaction worth RM155mil.In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, BLand said the proposed acquisition provides an opportunity for the BLand group to...

BY KATHLEEN MICHAELPart of the road shoulder along USJ 6/7 is without fencing following a stop-work order issued by MPSJ after some residents complained about lack of parking space.THE residents association (RA) and Rukun Tetangga (RT) committee in USJ 6, Subang Jaya are not seeing eye-to-eye on...