Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has assured that Penang will incorporate all the good practices of green and smart development for its proposed Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project. He said the massive 1,800ha reclamation project, which will see the creation of three man-made islands, would be climate-resilient. He said the ... Read More

The Penang state government expects the new waterfront on reclaimed land off Gurney Drive to be completed by August 2021, Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said today. He said the state government would sign an agreement this month, appointing consultants for the project, called Gurney Wharf. A tender would be ... Read More

Ideal United Bintang International Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Penang Port Commission to refurbish parts of Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) in Penang Island. In a bourse filing today, Ideal said the project is to redesign and refurbish three buildings, namely Godown 5, Godown 7 and Godown 8, ... Read More

Tambun Indah Land Bhd and Taiwan-based Show Chwan Medical Care Corp have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly establish a private specialist hospital, Penang Show Chwan Hospital, at Pearl City in Seberang Perai Selatan, Penang. Pearl City is a township currently developed by Tambun Indah. In a filing to Bursa Malaysia ... Read More

A real estate expert claims that it is much easier for Malaysian youths to own property compared to their counterparts in neighbouring countries. Michael Geh, a senior partner with Raine & Horne Malaysia, said young people in Thailand, Indonesia, Laos and Cambodia could not “even dream of buying houses” because ... Read More

Bank Negara Malaysia's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2.75% -- the lowest since 2011. The reduction in the OPR surprised economists who expected the MPC to retain the OPR at 3%. After the statement was announced at 3pm, shares of ... Read More

Ideal United Bintang International Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary Ideal Capital Venture Sdn Bhd had today signed a head of terms with PR1MA Corp Malaysia to jointly develop RM828.6 million worth of properties at Penang's Bandar Gelugor. In a statement to Bursa Malaysia today, Ideal United said Ideal Capital and PR1MA plans ... Read More

About Forest Ville A twin towers freehold project by Ideal Property Group in Bayan Lepas, Penang. Located on an 11-acre land, the two towers were part of One Foresta affordable housing scheme located along Lengkok Kelicap. It comprises 991 condominium units with size ranging from 1,000 sq.ft. to 1,050 sq.ft. Schools, financial ... Read More

The Penang Development Corporation (PDC) today announced that it would be leasing a piece of 2ha land in Bukit Minyak near Bukit Mertajam to a company to build a foreign workers’ hostel. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the RM250 million hostel would primarily cater to the booming Batu ... Read More

Penang will continue to ensure there is an adequate supply of affordable homes. This assurance was given by state Local Government, Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh during the ground-breaking ceremony of the ‘Grace Harmony’ housing project this morning. He also stated that the state government would keep ... Read More