News by Veishnawi Nehru

In Malaysia, flooding no longer raises eyebrows, but buyers are beginning to include “low flood risk” into their checklists when shopping for homes. Conversely, one would naturally assume the property markets in flood-prone areas to be rather dampened.

Malaysia’s strata system may look well built on paper, but on the ground, cracks are showing in awareness, enforcement, financing, and ageing infrastructure — raising questions about how effectively it really works in practice.

Net zero has become the baseline, not the finish line. As cities, developers and policymakers push to decarbonise the built environment, the conversation is now shifting towards a harder question: What does it take to move beyond net zero into cities that genuinely give back more than they take?

Sime Darby Property Bhd and ESR have expanded E-Metro Logistics Park in Bandar Bukit Raja, Klang, with the completion of Metrohub 4 and the commencement of construction on Metrohub 3, adding more than 2.2 million sq ft of Grade-A warehouse space in Selangor.

Its principal Shahanim Mohd Shah said that professional success should not be measured merely by sales achievements, but by the ability to earn public trust.

Sustainability matters more than profit, with long-term survival taking priority over short-term gains in business strategy, as companies are pushed to focus on resilience, discipline and continuous value creation over quick wins.

Myra, the residential brand of Oriental Interest Bhd, has partnered with Unity Kitchen Sdn Bhd to provide fitted kitchen cabinetry packages for all its open-market units at Myra Senja as part of its efforts in reducing renovation hassle for homebuyers.

Eden at Botanica CT and AIA Pension & Asset Management Sdn Bhd (APAM) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to embed Private Retirement Scheme (PRS) solutions into a senior living development, linking housing with structured retirement savings for Malaysia’s ageing population.

The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has channelled RM1.08 billion to Johor over the past four years since 2022 for upgrading, repair and maintenance works on infrastructure, public amenities and public housing.

Kuala Lumpur’s historic core is often framed as a heritage district, but on the ground it operates more like a continuously running urban system where religious institutions remain functional, and pre-war shophouses and colonial-era buildings remain economically active through adaptive reuse, long-term tenancy, and layered commercial survival.