Marking the Group’s inaugural entry into Penang’s property market, Hua Yang Berhad (“Hua Yang” or the “Group”), a leading property developer in the affordable housing sector, introduced Meritus Residensi today. Established in 1978, the Group today is recognised as one of the nation’s leading property developers in the affordable housing ... Read More

The Penang government does not have any intention to table an enactment to limit foreigners from buying pre-war buildings in its world heritage zone, state executive councillor Jagdeep Singh Deo said today. The housing development and town and country planning committee chairman added that it is not possible to table ... Read More

Paramount Property, the property development division of public-listed Paramount Corporation Berhad (Paramount), today marked its debut in the Penang property market with the unveiling of Utropolis Batu Kawan, Penang’s first university metropolis. Utropolis Batu Kawan mirrors the successful, award-winning university metropolis concept first introduced by Paramount at its Utropolis Glenmarie ... Read More

The proposed paired road from Tanjung Bungah to Teluk Bahang will reduce the travelling time between the two places by more than half, said project director Mazlan Ali. He said it now took about 20 minutes to drive on the 10.9km existing stretch from Tanjung Bungah (where Jalan Lembah Per-mai ... Read More

Aspen Vision City Sdn Bhd (AVCSB) is set to launch its first landed housing at Aspen Vision City in Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan, Penang next year. AVCSB is a subsidiary of Aspen Vision Land Sdn Bhd (AVLSB) while AVLSB is a subsidiary of Aspen Vision Development Sdn Bhd (Aspen Group) ... Read More

The three paired roads proposed as part of the RM6.3 billion undersea tunnel project could be delayed further due to land and environmental assessment issues, said state executive councillor Lim Hock Seng. “This package was supposed to start first but we found that the lands that was previously acquired by ... Read More

SP Setia Bhd is acquiring 1,675 acres of land in Penang for RM620.12 million following a successful tender bid. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, the group said its wholly owned subsidiary Setia Recreation Sdn Bhd accepted an award of tender for the purchase of the parcels of freehold ... Read More

The guidelines for the increase in development density to 128 units per acre from 87 units per acre will only come into effect next year in Penang. Penang Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the state was in the process of fine tuning ... Read More

Tropical Island Resort Sdn Bhd (TIRSB) has entered into a joint-venture agreement with Q Islands Development Sdn Bhd (QID), a subsidiary of Ideal Property Group, to redevelop the Jerejak Rainforest Resort & Spa and the 80 acres of land owned by TIRSB on the island. TIRSB is a joint-venture company ... Read More

The right to shelter is an inalienable basic human right. Providing basic, sufficient and affordable housing for its people, particularly those with a low income, is one of the fundamental duties of the state. However, if a government-linked research institute’s housing survey is any indication, it has validated the people’s ... Read More