SINGAPORE-BASED Alila Hotels & Resorts is in discussions with property developers to help develop and manage tourism-based projects in Batu Ferringhi, Penang, and Langkawi. According to its vice-president for development, Arjan De Boer, the company plans to work hand-in-hand with the developers and recommend designers for various parts of the ... Read More

Penang has awarded the tender for the underground tunnel linking the island to mainland and three major highways projects to Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd with a land swap and 30-year concession on the tunnel. Penang Chief Minister has announced the deal today where the firm will underdertake 3 highways ... Read More

Penang State Government will be inviting qualified companies to submit their request for proposal (RFP) for Premium Outlet project in Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan. This is the first of its kind project in Penang and it will be located on a 40-arce land near to the second bridge, which is ... Read More

Penang was named among the top eight destinations for foreign retirees by Kiplinger, a US-based personal finance and business forecasting publication. This also makes Malaysia the only Asian country to figure in the list as others in the reckoning are Medellin (Colombia), Dubrovnik (Croatia), Salinas (Ecuador), Bilbao (Spain), Coronado (Panama), ... Read More

STRONG OUTLOOK: People willing to buy but it’s very selective and not across the board, says MIEA president THE secondary residential property market is expected to remain strong this year with prices continuing to rise if the current stock remains tight, the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) said. Its president, ... Read More

SOLUTION IN SIGHT?: Federal and state governments seeking to solve woes with more affordable homes for the middle-class MORE than a decade after the repeal of the Rent Control Act 1966 was effected, Penang residents continue to find themselves being "priced out" of owning properties. The act, which was repealed in ... Read More

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng announced that the Launch of the Penang affordable homes scheme registration exercise will commence on Feb 7, 2013. Thirteen thousands units of affordable homes will be made available on the island and mainland. One thousand three units will be on the island at Jalan SP ... Read More

RESIDENTIAL property prices in Penang are likely to rise by 7% to 8% by the first half of 2013 due to the steady demand and a stronger gross domestic product (GDP) projection for 2013. According to the latest Finance Ministry report, the GDP forecast for 2013 is between 4.5% and ... Read More

KUALA LUMPUR: PLB Engineering Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, PLB Land Sdn Bhd, has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Perfect Crystal Sdn Bhd to buy five parcels of land, totalling 611 square metres in north-east district in Penang, for RM5.5 million. The purchase will be financed from internally generated funds, it ... Read More

A REQUEST For Proposal (RFP) for another affordable housing project in George Town has been announced, this time on a 1.7ha plot in Jalan C.Y. Choy. Penang Local Government and Traffic Management Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow expected 200 to 300 units of affordable housing and low medium-cost (LMC) units ... Read More