THERE has been zero crime at the Prai Free Industrial Zone in Penang during major festive holidays since 2011, thanks to the community policing programme introduced there that year.Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) secretary Johnny Michael Tan said frequent factory break-in cases were...

Amcorp Prop will suffer a completion delay for a major London project.KUALA LUMPUR: Affin Hwang Capital Research has downgraded Amcorp Properties to Hold on the back of expected project delays and uncertainties ahead due to Brexit.The research house said on Friday Amcorp Prop will suffer a...

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BY TAN SIN CHOWGEORGE TOWN: The state government is looking at re-introducing the repealed Rent Control Act to prevent the inflation of property rentals in the George Town heritage site.Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the move would stop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 GEORGE TOWN: The state government is looking at re-introducing the repealed Rent Control Act 1966 to prevent the inflation of property rentals in the George Town...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...