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PDC building to go

PDC building to go

The Penang Development Corporation building will be demolished to make way for a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Prime project. The project will be undertaken by a joint-venture company, formed by the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) and Temasek, in which PDC will take up a 51% stake. InvestPenang director Datuk Lee ... Read More
Education group to open RM55mil international school in Penang

Education group to open RM55mil international school in Penang

GEMS Education, the world’s largest kindergarten to secondary education group, will open a RM55mil international school in Bandar Tasek Mutiara in Simpang Ampat near Bukit Mertajam, Penang. The Gems International School of Pearl City is a project undertaken by Gems Education and its local partner Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd via ... Read More
My First Home Seminar

My First Home Seminar

This seminar is FREE to the public! As part of GM Training Academy's corporate social responsibility (CSR), the company will be organizing My First Home seminar in Penang. As a first time purchaser, normally you will have more questions than answers….. Where to buy? How to buy? What is the ... Read More
Penang approves E&O’s masterplan for STP phase 2

Penang approves E&O’s masterplan for STP phase 2

The Penang state government has endorsed Eastern & Oriental Bhd’s (E&O) masterplan for the second phase of its Seri Tanjung Pinang (STP) project. In its filing with Bursa Malaysia, E&O said its subsidiary Tanjung Pinang Development Sdn Bhd was notified yesterday that its masterplan for STP phase two had been ... Read More
Eco World offers diverse range of products for buyers

Eco World offers diverse range of products for buyers

With a landbank of 1,793.97ha and total gross development value (GDV) of RM43.52bil, Eco World Development Group Bhd offers a wide range of residential, commercial and industrial products with thoughtful architecture and sustainability elements. Its current projects are mainly located in the Klang Valley, Iskandar region, and Penang. In the ... Read More
New housing rules to curb property speculation

New housing rules to curb property speculation

In a move to further curb property speculation, developers who sell more than four residential units to a single person or a company must now register the purchaser with the housing controller within 14 days of the sale-and-purchase (S&P) agreement being signed. This new requirement is expected to improve transparency ... Read More
How much will GST impact property prices?

How much will GST impact property prices?

THE predictable announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Oct 25, 2013 that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will take effect from April 1, 2015, bundled with several other measures will certainly have an impact on the property market. Most property developers have started to feel ... Read More
Redefining Penang’s skyline

Redefining Penang’s skyline

The rise of new developments will transform the landscape of the Pearl of the Orient even more dramatically in the years to come. Penang has become one of the most sought-after areas for residential developments in recent years, thanks to the constantly improving transportation links, political stability, booming manufacturing sectors ... Read More
No compromise on quality of affordable housing project

No compromise on quality of affordable housing project

Aspen Group Holdings Sdn Bhd’s RM400mil Tri Pinnacle project will be the first affordable housing scheme on Penang island with a high quality ambience. Its chief executive officer Datuk Manokharan Murly said the project, located on a 4ha site in Mount Erskine in Tanjung Tokong, was open to first-time house ... Read More
Exciting projects coming up

Exciting projects coming up

ASPEN Group Holdings Sdn Bhd plans to launch RM2.1bil worth of residential and commercial properties in Penang later this year and next year. The projects are the RM780mil first phase of Aspen Vision City in Batu Kawan, the RM400mil Tri Pinnacle in Tanjung Tokong, the RM700mil HH Residence in Tanjung ... Read More