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IJM Land to dispose property for RM66.26 million

KUALA LUMPUR: IJM Land Bhd is proposing to dispose of its 100% stake comprising 250,000 ordinary shares at RM1 each to ADF Tiger III Limited, a foreign fund incorporated in Bermuda for RM66.26 million.

Row sees 800 HOS flats withdrawn from sale

HONG KONG: More than 800 Home Ownership Scheme flats in Tin Shui Wai that were originally scheduled for sale this month have been held back because of a row over management fees between the government and the owners' committee of the estate.

Private clubs' land leases to be reviewed

HONG KONG: The government says land leases enjoyed by private clubs, which paid little or no premium for their land and are charged only a nominal rent, are outdated and need to be evaluated when they come up for renewal soon.

LaSalle hires Nomura real estate banker as Asia CIO

HONG KONG: US real estate firm LaSalle Investment Management said it has hired Mark Gabbay as chief investment officer for Asia Pacific.

Before joining LaSalle, Gabbay was in Asia for more than 12 years, most recently at Nomura Holdings. Before that he worked for Lehman Brothers as managing director and co-head of real estate for Asia Pacific.

Construction works for Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT extension lines to begin year-end

KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd (Prasana) hopes to start the first phase of construction for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) extension for both the Kelana Jaya and the Ampang lines by this year-end, Prasana managing director Datuk Idrose Mohamed said during a media briefing on Thursday, June 24.

The construction is expected to be completed in three years.

PNB to conduct study on Kampung Baru redevelopment

KUALA LUMPUR: Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Malaysia's largest fund manager, will conduct a study on the government's plan to redevelop Kampung Baru, the only Malay heartland in metropolitan Kuala Lumpur.