IHG Hotels & Resorts announced yesterday it is partnering with STC Property Management Sdn Bhd, the developer of Penang’s Straits City, to bring the Crowne Plaza brand to Butterworth. The master plan development is by Singapore-listed The Straits Trading Company Limited and Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd. The partnership will bring the ... Read More

The master plan for the RM3 billion Straits City in Penang, the flagship development by Singapore Exchange-listed The Straits Trading Co Ltd and Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd (MSC), has been revealed. Straits City is a 16.19-hectare (ha) mixed-use development in Butterworth's excellent seaside core business district. It has residential, retail, ... Read More