BY EUGENE MAHALINGAM“We will be launching something new every month for the remainder of 2016,” group managing director and chief executive Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum(inset) told StarBiz.KUALA LUMPUR: Property developer Mah Sing Group Bhd will up its game in the second half of the year, signalling...

BY MENG YEW CHOONGTrial run: Rapid Rail train driver Azura Ahdi getting ready to test one of the new six-car trains on the Sri Petaling line.KUALA LUMPUR: LRT commuters are one step closer to an uninterrupted ride from Sentul Timur to Putra Heights.This follows the smooth progress of upgrade works...

BY TAN SIN CHOWGEORGE TOWN: The state government is looking at re-introducing the repealed Rent Control Act to prevent the inflation of property rentals in the George Town heritage site.Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the move would stop gentrification that was driving the locals and living...

BY TAN SIN CHOWFlashback: The recent front page report of The Star on foreigners snapping up pre-war buildings in the heritage zone. GEORGE TOWN: The state government is looking at re-introducing the repealed Rent Control Act 1966 to prevent the inflation of property rentals in the George Town...

GEORGE TOWN: George Town Heritage Action (GTHA) has lauded the proposed move to bring back rent control for pre-war buildings in the George Town World Heritage site.GTHA co-founder Mark Lay hoped it would be carried out as soon as possible.“It shows that the state has the political will to...

JAKARTA: Property sector needs reform to attract investments, says a minister.Indonesia plans to issue an emergency law – known as a perppu – to break an impasse of more than a decade in efforts to streamline unfriendly laws as the country aims to allow foreigners to purchase apartments in...

For the best of the best landed properties, diverse amenities, furnishings and fittings, strategic location and accessibility options are necessary for homebuyers looking for their dream houses.BY NURUL ASMUI MD AZMIasmui@ocision.comThe demand for landed properties is still high, especially those...

Building on 8Kia Peng’s success: I-Bhd marketing director Monica Ong and executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong at the official opening of 8Kia Peng Gallery. EXCITING times beckon for I-Bhd, with the property developer presently laying foundations for its next level of growth beyond the iconic...

The winners at Sheda’s Annual Dinner and Excellence Awards 2013. KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Sheda) is calling for entries for its annual excellence awards.The Sheda Excellence Awards 2016 is open to members and non-members for categories which cover the...

GEORGE TOWN: After failing to find long-term tenants for his duplex unit near the heart of the city, condominium owner S.H. Tang, began feeling a sense of buyer’s remorse.It all changed two years ago when a friend suggested he join the home-sharing marketplace, Airbnb.com.“On the first month, I...