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GEORGE TOWN (June 16): Contrary to his earlier statement, Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG) chairman Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli (pictured) yesterday said the Penang government did not order the company to halt the feasibility study on the Penang-Butterworth undersea tunnel.

PETALING JAYA (June 16): Encorp Bhd is confident of its integrated township development project in Bukit Katil, Melaka, in spite of the soft property market.

WHO: Combining the old with the familiar and coming up with something unexpected is how Singapore-based designer Jarrod Lim describes his creative process.

WITH a predominantly Chinese population, Kepong is home to many traditional shops, heritage shops and family-style restaurants.

PETALING JAYA (June 11): Sunsuria Bhd is looking at launching The Olive — the first residential properties in its flagship Sunsuria City township in Salak Tinggi — in September, said executive chairman Datuk Ter Leong Yap.

WHILE many continue to be cautious about the property market due to the weak market sentiment over the past two years and while lending guidelines remain tight, investors may be encouraged to know that there are some condominiums selling below RM500,000 that saw double-digit capital growth last year on the secondary market.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 8): Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld) has agreed with the Penang Development Corp (PDC) to rescind a letter of award dated March 26, 2015 for the purchase and development of 449.

PETALING JAYA (June 8): A fresh crop of fraud cases involving illegal property brokers making headlines have prompted the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, and Estate Agents Malaysia (BOVAEA) to issue yet another warning to the public against dealing with such agents as they put their life’s savings at risk.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Global Oriental Bhd's 51%-owned unit Sering Manis Sdn Bhd (SMSB) plans to acquire 113.