GOOD planning and hard work — that is the key to Mah Sing Group Bhd‘s success thus far, said group managing director and group chief executive Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum.Mah Sing Group made it to No 9 in the Top 10 list, coming in at No 9. “It is an honour.

IJM Land Bhd is making its maiden appearance in the Top 10 of The Edge Top Property Developers Awards, coming in at the 10th position this year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Bina Puri Holdings Bhd has secured two new projects worth about RM14.73 million through its units Bina Puri Construction Sdn Bhd (BPCSB) and Bina Puri Saudi Co Ltd (BPSCL).

In a statement on Monday, Oct 11, Bina Puri said BPCSB had secured a piling test project from Sabah Medical Centre at the site of a new hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah for a sum of RM9 million.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) has objected contentious proposed amendments to the Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981 (VAEA Act 1981) on the basis that it would exclude engineers from practicing building and facilities management, which required a high level of skill and training.

WCT: Company update

? 25+10 year BOT. WCT, via a 70:30 JV with Malaysia Airports, has been awarded by Malaysia Airports a 25+10 year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession for a new “Integrated Complex” at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2).

WCT Berhad  Maintain BUY
BOT for a new LCCT for up to 25 years concession

HONG KONG: China's property developers may face further price cuts of up to 10% in major cities in the next 12 months, says Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.

It said on Monday, Oct 11 that despite the sector volatility and regulatory uncertainty, the developers appear to be in a healthier position to withstand such challenges compared with the downturn of 2008.

KUALA LUMPUR: PJ Development Holdings Bhd (PJD) is expected to launch an integrated development project with gross development value (GDV) of about RM750 million in Cheras mid-2011, said its managing director Wong Ah Chiew.

LONDON: London has captured 27% of all cross-regional investment transactions worth over 6 million euros during 2009 and the first half of 2010 (1H2010), according to a statement by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

HONG KONG: About 60% of the people in Hong Kong have no hope of buying any property in the next 10 years if prices remain at existing levels.