News by Myia S Nair

The soft launch of the National Planning Congress (NPC) 2025 was held here in Putrajaya today, signalling the lead-up to Malaysia’s premier urban planning event.

Sri Petaling, developed in the 1980s as a residential township, has grown more vibrant in its commercial sector, particularly along Jalan Radin Bagus where property values and rental rates have increased in recent years. 

Citaglobal Bhd’s property arm, Citaglobal Property Development Sdn Bhd, has launched D’Marina Bayu which is Phase 2B of Residensi D’Marina on Oct 11—marking Pahang’s first solar-ready residential development.

Property developer S P Setia Bhd has announced the launch of its year-end campaign, “Setia Secret Stash”, which will run until Dec 31, 2025.

GreenRE and the Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (SHAREDA) have formalised a memorandum of agreement (MoA) here at Wisma REHDA today, marking a step forward in promoting sustainable building practices within Sabah’s property sector.

SS15 Subang Jaya, once almost synonymous with shisha cafes, bubble tea queues, and a buzzing student crowd, is quietly building a reputation for something else—sustained growth in property values across the board.

Ornapaper Bhd, one of the country’s largest manufacturers of corrugated boards and cartons, has proposed to acquire two leasehold parcels of vacant land in Melaka for RM7.2 million.

The Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) and Mizuho Bank (Malaysia) Bhd have formalised a collaboration through the exchange of a letter of intent (LOI) to strengthen investment opportunities within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).

Past urban planning decisions often relied heavily on instinct and experience, but today’s context requires striking a balance between data-driven insights and human judgement.

Approximately 27,000 trees are cut daily for paper production, equivalent to 9.8 million trees annually.