KUALA LUMPUR: Over a year after the launch of Green Building Index (GBI), one of the key challenges of adopting green technology remains the cost of construction, said Boon Che Wee, president of Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM).

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Education has approved the relocation of Lai Meng School and Kindergarten from Jalan Ampang to Bukit Jalil, Magna Prima Bhd announced on Bursa Malaysia on Thursday, July 1.

KUALA LUMPUR: The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) Malaysian Chapter will be organising its eighth Smart Investment in Property Seminar themed “Malaysia Properties: Bubble or Boom?” on July 24 at Sime Darby Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: The impact of previously announced tightening policies in China are beginning to emerge with the residential transaction volume falling sharply in June as prices began to ease.

According to a statement by Colliers International on June 30, land prices in some districts remained firm although the land sales market was not active.

PETALING JAYA: The hold back in the primary sales market in Hong Kong will result in an overall slowdown in residential sales volume in the short run, according to Colliers International (Hong Kong) Ltd's latest residential snapshot report.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Kenanga Wholesale City in Jalan Kenanga, Kuala Lumpur, has secured more than 50% tenancy for its 400 retail units available for lease, according to the developer Kenanga Wholesale City Sdn Bhd on Thursday, July 1.

The fashion mall is scheduled to open in mid-2011.

KUALA LUMPUR: Best Western International, the world's largest Hotel Chain® - is enjoying continued and solid growth in Europe and Asia, where it continues to add new hotels and resorts in an expanding portfolio that boasts over 4,000 properties in more than 80 countries and territories worldwide.

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