BUTTERWORTH (Penang): The government plans to expand the two generation loan payment scheme to help Penang Malays own houses, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said.

KUALA LUMPUR: In the seven years since it was set up, the Malaysian Tribunal for Homebuyers Claims has been flooded with nearly 4,000 cases annually, or an average of 10 complaints daily, from disgruntled purchasers.

LONDON:  Egyptian-born businessman Mohamed Al Fayed has sold prestigious London department store Harrods to the investment vehicle of the Qatar royal family in a deal reported to be worth around 1.5 billion pounds (US$2.3 billion), according to Reuters.

Brickfields is a study in contrast; on one side are gleaming skyscrapers of glass and steel, and on the other, rows of aged shophouses and pre-war structures that offer a gentle reminder of its humbler, simpler past.

“There was a time when you could hardly find a car on the road.

Even though the Klang Valley office market was lacklustre last year and early this year, the outlook for the sector looks promising, according to Sarkunan Subramaniam, executive director of Knight Frank Malaysia.“The gradual worldwide economic recovery, the recent budget and New Economic Model launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Abdul Razak will help to promote higher levels of eco

If you are thinking of buying a link house on the secondary market in the Klang Valley, you are not alone.

If you were a property developer, what would you build now? Landed homes, which are indisputably the hottest items on the property market now? Condominiums? Strata office towers paired with serviced apartments? A hybrid retail centre?

More emphasis should be placed on creating green neighbourhoods, because at the moment the focus is on achieving green credentials for the individual building, British architect Noel Isherwood of the London-based The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment tells City & Country.

After seven years as president of South Asia for US biosciences company Kemin Industries Inc, based in Chennai, India, G S Ramesh has relocated to Singapore to head the Asia-Pacific office. Since moving to Singapore in the first week of January, the 47-year-old president and CEO of Kemin Industries Asia has been travelling at least 10 days a month.