Kampung Baru development finally happening?
News January 13, 2020
97% OF LANDOWNERS SAY THEY ARE READY TO SELL LOTS AND MAKE WAY FOR MODERNISATION, ACCORDING TO FT MINISTRY Kampung Baru, located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s commercial district, has held out against modernisation for decades, but landowners there are now finally warming up to redevelopment plans. Federal... Read more
Lessons on how not to be victims of success
Issues June 29, 2017
REDEVELOPMENT CAN REVIVE A LANDSCAPE, BUT THERE ARE IMPORTANT PITFALLS TO CONSIDER TOO BY Zoe Phoon The High Line in New York City in the US is a 1.45-mile long public park built on a disused historical freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. Opened... Read more
The town that beer built goes green
News March 7, 2017
FROM ‘LONG COOL DANE’ TO GREEN COOL DANE BY Zoe Phoon Many of us, especially beer drinkers among the baby boomers, would be familiar with Carlsberg’s advertisement in the 1980s. It featured a long (tall), cool Danish girl as well as the beer when the brewery was penetrating... Read more
Exclusive lifestyle par excellence
News October 4, 2016
BY Gunaprasath Bupalan Despite the current soft property market and huge demand for affordable homes, a select number of developers such as Wangsa Tegap Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berjaya Corporation Bhd, believe the well-heeled still love to buy luxury properties and those in prestigious areas are still... Read more
