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Sabah's housing request will be given due consideration

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's request for more people's housing projects (PPR) will be given due consideration, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung.

He said the ministry realised that a big state like Sabah needed more affordable houses for people in the low income group.

10 January, 2011
China's first capsule hotel to open in Shanghai

BEIJING: China's first capsule hotel will be opened in Shanghai to attract many budget travellers with low prices, Xinhua news agency cited a Chinese newspaper's report Monday, Jan 10.

10 January, 2011
China may launch first-ever property tax in 1Q

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China is set to further clamp down on the country's buoyant housing market by imposing a long-debated property tax for the first time in the southwestern city of Chongqing, domestic media reported on Monday, Jan 10.

10 January, 2011
Evergrande set 2011 sales target 40% higher

HONG KONG: Chinese developer Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd set its contracted sales target for 2011 at 40% above its 2010 total contracted sales.

In a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday, Jan 10, Evergrande said it had set a contracted sales target for 2011 of 70 billion yuan (RM32.39 billion), compared with total contracted sales of about 50.4 billion yuan for 2010.

10 January, 2011
City&Country: Cover Story-- On a different path

Questions were raised when news leaked that Newfields Property Management Sdn Bhd (Newfields) was planning to develop a 52-acre tract located in Puchong South back in 2004. “People were sceptical, saying that the location was in the middle of nowhere.

09 January, 2011
City&Country: Changing tack in Kiara View

For the past five years, Seni Nusantara Sdn Bhd has been building semi-detached homes in its maiden project, Kiara View. Now, the company is looking at including premium bungalow units in the fifth and final phase of the development in Mont’Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.

09 January, 2011
City&Country: Q Sentral adds sparkle to MRCB's crown

Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) is adding another jewel to its crown with Q Sentral at its land transport hub, KL Sentral.
The 42-storey office building is being built on the 1.85-acre Lot B by Cosy Bonanza Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between MRCB (65%) and Quill Sentral Sdn Bhd (35%).

09 January, 2011
City & Country: Q Sentral adds sparkle to MRCB's crown

Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) is adding another jewel to its crown with Q Sentral at its land transport hub, KL Sentral. The 42-storey office building is being built on the 1.85-acre Lot B by Cosy Bonanza Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between MRCB (65%) and Quill Sentral Sdn Bhd (35%).

09 January, 2011