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CP Land plans to list on Thai bourse in Dec

BANGKOK: Thai real estate firm CP Land said on Monday, June 14, that it expected to list on the Thai stock exchange in December and aimed for growth in both profit and revenue of at least 15% a year in 2011-2013.

CP Land is part of unlisted Charoen Pokphand Group, Thailand's largest agribusiness group, which also owns listed Charoen Pokphand Foods. 

#Latest* IJM's The Light Collection 1 opens for sale

KUALA LUMPUR: IJM Land has opened The Light Collection 1 for sale at its flagship waterfront project, The Light, in Penang.

Half of the non-Bumiputera units at the project, comprising condos and villas, has been sold since its soft launch on May 29, said its managing director Datuk Soam Heng Choon.

China evictions slam door on elites, workers alike

BEIJING: Xu Xiaoqi went to seek justice weighed down by an oversized portrait of her dead father, a senior Chinese military officer, its giant frame hanging from her neck as a defiant message to the officials she is battling.

City & Country: TA Global set to unlock value of landbank

TA Global Bhd, the recently listed property arm of stockbroking firm TA Enterprise Bhd, is looking to unlock the value of its landbank with the launch of property developments that have an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM1.9 billion over the next few years.Known for having purchased land as a way of preserving the wealth gained from the super stock market bull runs in the early 199

City & Country: Overseas projects

TA Global owns four hotels overseas  —Swissotel Merchant Court hotel in Singapore, Radisson Plaza Hotel Sydney and The Westin Melbourne in Australia, as well as the Aava Whistler in Canada. It also owns the 24-storey Terasen Centre office tower (previously known as BC Gas Centre) in Vancouver, Canada.In Malaysia, the developer owns Menara TA One, a stone’s throw from the Petronas Twin Towers.

City & Country: Condo values holding up

The Klang Valley high-end condominium market, though improving, is quiet against the current enthusiasm over landed homes.Real estate agents and negotiators contacted by City & Country say high-end condo secondary transactions remain slow despite the improving economy.However, while there may be fewer prospective investors, sellers are not dropping prices either.