Category: Iskandar / JB Property
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Iskandar as Singapore’s output hub, seriously.
Read carefully and read more and you will see many manufacturing facilities in Singapore are starting to move to Iskandar. The reason is very clear. It is never going to be cost efficient when the land that you are buying to build your plant is many times more than the rate of exchange due to…
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‘OSCAR’ night for developers, the FIABCI Malaysia Property Awards
It was the ‘OSCAR’ night for the developers in Malaysia. I was honoured to have invited to this prestigious event. Thus, I am writing this piece of property news with real life experience. The night was the 23rd Malaysia Property AwardTM by FIABCI Malaysian Chapter. There were 13 winners tonight including two individual awards, the Property…
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How true is Iskandar’s oversupply situation?
I think majority of everyone would have this thought today. If the market is slowing down, how could Iskandar not having its share of oversupply situation? The developers from China are launching thousands after thousands of units and today the foreigners are barred from buying any property below RM1 million. It has already ‘killed’ the…
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Healthcare next to Singapore? Hard to go wrong.
I was hospitalised in the Singapore General hospital once. I had the appendicitis operations there simply because I was in such a pain that it was unimaginable to come back to Malaysia. I might not have survived too. I took the air-conditioned room instead of the one with just fans and the bill came to…
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Iskandar: Three more theme parks in final talks
Reported in Bernama, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) is in final talks with at least three theme park operators. Announcements could be as early as end of 2015. It’s chief executive Datuk Ismail Ibrahim said these projects would be part of the RM30 billion targeted investments for 2015. According to him, Iskandar Malaysia has achieved 48%…
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Mah Sing’s luxury hotel; Ramada Encore Medini.
No international city can claim to be international if they do not have good hotels. Good meant a minimum of 5-star and most likely an international brand. Nothing wrong with local brands of course but if I am a British businessman travelling to Malaysia for the first time, I would NOT know the local branded…
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Slow times? Eco World set to hit RM3 billion target
Reported in The Star online, EcoWorld has announced that it is confident that it will meet its sales target of RM3 billion for its current financial year ending Oct 31 2015. It said that the achievement is because of its brand profile and township development. Its immediate plan included the launch of Eco Meadows in…
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Singapore’s future growth potential depends on local SMEs
I read something very real and very useful not just for Singapore but for any nation wishing to continue growing. Its always great to grow with Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) but if the local companies and local talents are not built up, the growth would only continue as long as the MNCs still think the…
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Affordability and availability in Johor’s ‘Bangsar?’
Everyone thinks highly of Bangsar as a location of choice as well as the type of residents there. Thus, the price has been increasing steadily and is definitely higher than another hotspot, Mont Kiara. Well, have you heard of “Bangsar” in Johor Bahru? According to the managing director of Casa Andaman Sdn Bhd (better known…
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KL – SG High Speed Rail, still many things to talk.
Reported in many media today. I think it’s pretty official now that the High Speed Rail between Kuala Lumpur – Singapore will definitely be ready only in 2022, earliest. According to Land Public Transport Commission’s chief development officer Prodyut Dutt, details for contracts for the construction would be known in two years. This takes into account…