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Obor lights the way to China
BY SHARIDAN M. ALIPETALING JAYA: The newly established non-governmental organisation, One Belt One Road Association Malaysia (Obor), is set to provide the platform for Malaysian entrepreneurs to take advantage of China’s initiatives on the development of Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st...
Learn the art of stakeholder management
By Jonathan RobertsTHE surest way to achieve success is to model someone who is already successful, said American businessman, philanthropist and life coach Anthony Robbins.With Star-925, everyone is given the opportunity to come and gather insights from the very best of various industries on how...
HK’s affordable homes plan up against wall of Chinese capital
HONG KONG: A pledge by Hong Kong’s incoming leader Carrie Lam to make the city’s vertiginous property prices more affordable could founder on the bottomless pockets of mainland Chinese developers, who are bidding up the price of land.Home prices in Hong Kong have jumped 364% since 2003, while...
Sustainability reigns at Gamuda Land
Developer builds well-masterplanned developments and crafts sustainable environments Gamuda Gardens features five cascading lakes integrated into a 50-acre park with a majestic waterfall.By VIKNESH ASHLEYvikneshashley@thestar.com.myFOR over two decades, Gamuda Land has been consistently building a...
All new Sabah buildings to be quake proof
BY RUBEN SARIOKOTA KINABALU: Sabah is finalising a building code requiring all new structures, especially high-rise buildings, to be earthquake proof.Such a requirement for buildings to be earthquake proof was crucial in tremor-prone areas such as Ranau and Kundasang at the foothills of Mount...
Hikmah Exchange aims to strengthen and increase value of Malay-owned land in the city
BY GERYL OGILVYAbang Johari signing a plaque at the launch of the Hikmah Exchange project.KUCHING: The over RM300mil Hikmah Exchange, to become the first smart building in Sarawak when completed in 2020, will be listed under a real estate investment trust (REIT) to create investment...
Vibrant new coat for old flats
Two buildings have already been painted in red and white while work on the rest is expected to be completed in July. — Photos: LO TE RN CHERN/The StarELEVEN blocks of low-cost flats near Jalan Tenggiri in Seberang Jaya, Penang, have been given a fresh coat of paint.Since they were built by Penang...
Green message in a ‘bottle house'
BY STEPHANIE LEEConservation effort: A worker putting plastic bottles together as the Bottle House of Pulau Libaran slowly takes shape.KOTA KINABALU: A beach cleaning project on an island off Sandakan resulted in some 3,500 plastic bottles being collected and made into a small house to send a green...
A southern foothold
EcoWorld establishes firm foothold at southern regionEstablished in 2013, Eco World Development Group Bhd has enjoyed stellar success as the forward-thinking builders of green developments in Malaysia and around the world. Nowhere has its presence been more impactful than in Iskandar Malaysia. The...
Reward for hard work
Premier property developers honoured at StarProperty.my awards 2017By VIKNESH ASHLEYvikneshashley@thestar.com.myMARCH 21 was a monumental day for a handful of distinctive property developers in Malaysia because their efforts in shaping the property industry and catering to the needs of property...