Many interesting projects were shortlisted. One of them, from the Single Residential category, is called the SS3 House (in Petaling Jaya, Selangor) which was built for David and Anushia Lingam by Archicentre Sdn Bhd. Among the interesting features are the flying roof and the central forested courtyard.

MALAYSIANS can count ourselves lucky as the country is sheltered from major natural disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes and we have relatively safe abodes and buildings that do not easily collapse when there are tremors.

AFTER 14 years of waiting, construction work on the Kinrara-Sri Manja interchange in Puchong has finally started. The RM13.6mil project started last month and will be completed by October next year, said Malaysian Highway Authority director-general Datuk Ismail Mohd Salleh.

MUSLIMS working and living in Putrajaya can now perform their prayers at another awe-inspiring landmark, the newly-opened Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque in Precinct 3. Named after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, the mosque is expected to be officially opened in September.

ALTHOUGH potential property buyers are taking a longer time to make up their mind on whether to proceed with a purchase, the time-tested adage of the property business still holds true. Good quality property products in the right locations that are priced competitively will not face difficulty in finding buyers. However, the impending removal of most of the housing packages offered by developers to attract buyers will mean that any sales realised will be dependent on the intrinsic values of these property products and how attractive they are.

THE recent launch of a number of new greenfield residential projects in Kuala Lumpur including Sky Residences and St Mary residences may spell the beginning of better times to come for the property market. Since the global financial crisis hit the country’s shores around last September, developers have resorted to clearing their unsold stocks and held back new project launches for fear of poor take-up for the projects.