In Depth

Embracing challenges

Despite the negative news, mall operators have remained calm and seen the current slow time as an opportunity for them to restrategise for future needs.

Rebuild economy to revive retail industry

Henry Butcher Retail managing director Tan Hai Hsin believes that the shopping traffic will return gradually after the end of the second CMCO, when Malaysians get used to the current SOPs as the new normal.

Shopping malls fight on to stay afloat in CMCO

Indeed, CMCO has restricted people’s movement, causing fewer people to visit the malls, but the main deterrent now is actually people’s qualms of malls’ safety, especially since the majority of the shopping malls have reported Covid-19 positive cases since end- September.

Ramifications of leasing out freehold land under Private Lease Scheme

Datuk Chang Kim Loong: This PLS issue may open up a new can of worms as owners of freehold land will now hold on to their ownership forever for the benefit of their future generations, like the feudal system of land ownership under the colonial days where land plots are granted by lease and licence to cultivate.

Of lush hills and natural springs

Sunway Onsen Suites is part of a 31-acre integrated development comprising residential, commercial, retail, leisure, healthcare, hospitality and education.

Convenient and integrated living in sync with nature

With a gross development value of more than RM30 billion over 1,800 acres of land, Sunway Iskandar is one of the largest township projects in the country and comprises six precincts – The Lakeview, The Parkview, The Riverside, The Marketplace, The Seafront and The Capital. Each precinct is designed to be self-sustainable while offering a wide range of amenities.