Noteworthy:

• Freehold
• Built-up size: 2,433 sq ft
• Floor level: Mid
• Fully furnished
• 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
• Nearby amenities: Pavilion Bukit Bintang, Jalan Alor Food Street, Plaza Low Yat, Tung Shin Hospital, Raja Chulan monorail station, MRT Bukit Bintang
• Accessibility: Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Pudu, Jalan Imbi, Jalan Sultan Ismail, MEX, Sungai Besi Expressway, AKLEH

When: August 2024

Noteworthy:

• Freehold
• Built-up size: 2,069 sq ft
• Floor level: low
• Semi-furnished
• 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
• Nearby amenities: Sunway 163 Mall, 1 Mont Kiara, Plaza Mont Kiara, Mont Kiara International School, Garden International School, KLGCC
• Accessibility: SPRINT Kerinichi and Penchala Links, NKVE, DUKE, North-South Expressway, Jalan Duta-Sungai Buloh Highway

When: September 2024

Six months into the job, Kuala Lumpur’s not-so-new mayor Datuk Seri Maimunah Mohd Sharif would have settled into the hot seat, leading a city that is a proxy for Malaysia.

The suspension of operations for a second helicopter involved in maintenance work at the Tenaga Nasional Bhd or TNB (KL:TENAGA) project site in Bentong, Pahang, will not disrupt the East Coast Railway Link (ECRL) project, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

The Cabinet has given in-principle approval for Selangor and Penang to adopt the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672), making them the latest states to implement the law.

Noteworthy:

• Freehold
• Built-up size: 2,573 sq ft
• Floor level: high
• 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms
• Semi-furnished
• Nearby amenities: Plaza Arkadia, The Waterfront @ Parkcity, Damansara Specialist Hospital 2, Kuala Lumpur Steiner School, MRT Sri Damansara Timur
• Accessibility: LDP, DUKE, NKVE, MRR2, Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Lang Emas

December 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will submit a proposal to the government seeking an exemption for homestay and kampung stay operators from the upcoming electricity tariff hike, aiming to further boost the sector.

Noteworthy:

• Freehold
• Built-up size: 8,000 sq ft
• Land size: 20,000 sq ft
• 8 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms
• Semi-furnished
• Nearby amenities: Gleneagles Hospital Johor, LEGOLAND Malaysia, University of Reading Malaysia, Sunway Big Box Retail Park, Puteri Harbour International Ferry Terminal
• Accessibility: Lebuhraya Nusajaya, Malaysia-Singapore Second Link, Lebuh Kota Iskandar, Persiaran Medini 2

When: September 2024

A few prime developers won notable and multiple awards at the Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP) Planning Excellence Awards (MIPPEA) for 2024 held recently.

The Klang Valley property market experienced an upward trend in 2024, with prices appreciating by more than 3% year-on-year (y-o-y). Batu district, home to prestigious neighbourhoods like Mont’Kiara and Desa Park City, emerged as a top performer, with serviced apartments witnessing an impressive price surge of almost 20%.