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EWI to buy 80% stake in Salcon Australia
PETALING JAYA: Eco World International Bhd (EWI) is acquiring an 80% stake in Salcon Australia for its parcel of prime land of 2,128 sq m in South Yarra, Australia.To be named Yarra One, the project will comprise a 27-storey tower with 268 residential units complemented by a retail and office...
Advancecon signs underwriting agreement
PETALING JAYA: Main market-bound Advancecon Holdings Bhd has signed an underwriting agreement with RHB Investment Bank Bhd for the latter to be its principal adviser, underwriter and placement agent for the company’s proposed initial public offering (IPO) exercise.In a statement yesterday, the...
Houses and high-rise buildings still using flawed lightning protection systems
BY GRACE CHEN DESPITE living in a country with thunderstorms aplenty and high incidence of lightning strikes, public awareness of lightning protection is surprisingly little and general preparedness is low.Lightning strikes kill more than a hundred people and injure many more every year.Not only...
Resort concepts come alive
Tropicana crafts outstanding developments where residents can live, work and play in comfortBy VIKNESH ASHLEYWith a track record of eye-catching and sustainable developments, Tropicana Corporations Bhd (Tropicana) has been ranked among Malaysia's top 10 developers. Since its establishment,...
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‘KL has long way to go‘
BY SHALINI RAVINDRANUrban planners say development in Kuala Lumpur is dictated by road systems and answering the needs of vehicles instead of the human scale. — Photos: FAIHAN GHANI/The Star.WHAT do all great cities have in common? Is it the population size, the number of skyscrapers or perhaps...
Petition to push for gazetting of KL city plan
BY VIJENTHI NAIRDerek explaining the importance of having the Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 gazetted.KUALA Lumpur Opposition MPs are calling city dwellers to sign a petition to push for the draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 (DKLCP 2020) to be gazetted.They said the development in the city was out of...
Lack of control by authorities leading to overdevelopment
Koh says most cities do not make projections of the type of development needed in a particular area, thus there is no quota on the type of projects allowed.IN Kuala Lumpur, it appears that development is continuously being championed and repelled at the same time, all fighting for space that is...
Strong take-up for Matrix Concepts landed property in Negri
BY SARBAN SINGHHealthy demand: Lee showing some of the potential buyers available units for booking at the Adira TerracesAra Sendayan project in Bandar Sri Sendayan.SEREMBAN: Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd (MCHB) is seeing strong take-up rates for its landed property developments in Negri Sembilan as...
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...