PETALING JAYA: Jetson Construction Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kumpulan Jetson Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding with China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Ltd (CSCHK) to jointly submit a tender for a project at Platinum Park on Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur.

PETALING JAYA: MK Land Holdings Bhd posted a lower net profit of RM 3.839 million in its second quarter ended Dec 31, 2009, down 26.22 % against RM 5.203 million recorded in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue however increased by 1.42% to RM 48.448 million from RM47.770 million.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Al-Hadharah Boustead REIT (real estate investment trust) achieved an 8.8 per cent increase in realised operating profit of RM69 million for its financial year ended Dec 31, 2009, from RM63.5 million
in the previous year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Some “normalisation” of the interest rates are now in order after they were reduced to “unprecedented” levels following the global financial crisis, said Bank Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR: More affordable homes are to be built in Shanghai, adding about 4 million sq m by the end of this year.

The city will soon start constructing 12 million sq m of affordable homes, or 60 percent of the city’s year target for new housing, a report by Shanghai Daily said on Friday Jan 29.

KUCHING: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) expects to complete its investigation into an alleged misappropriation in a federal government development project costing RM6 million in the state, next month.

KUANTAN: The role of the Malaysian Implementation and Coordination Unit (ICU) which till now only served as a monitoring body for the implementation of government projects, will now be expanded to resolve problems involving the projects.

PUCHONG: All non-Bumiputra lots (about 50%) for the first phase of Sierra 8, a project in the 16 Sierra residential development in Puchong, Selangor by IOI Properties has been booked in its soft launch on Friday Jan 29.

The first phase consists of 147 units of 2-storey terraced houses priced at RM448,900 each with a lot size of 22’ x 75’ and a gross built-up area of 2,257 sq ft.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Property Incorporated's (MPI) latest Malaysian real estate showcase called "The Best of Malaysian Real Estate 2010" held at the Chennai Trade Centre in Chennai, India, from Jan 22 to 24, has received encouraging response.