TEHO ENDS JV WITH SOK BUN
Singaporean real estate developer Teho International will terminate their JV with Sok Bun according to a company filing on the Singapore stock exchange on 23 February. The Sok Bun Group was a 51 percent partner in Teho Cambodia which was developing the flagship $500 million ‘The Bay’ condominium. The filing stated that, “The joint venture […]
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CIMB BANK TO OPEN HEAD OFFICE IN EXCHANGE SQUARE
Hongkong Land has announced that CIMB Bank will open its new Cambodia head office at Exchange Square, a new Grade A office and retail building scheduled for completion at the end of 2016. “Exchange Square is a quality development in a prominent location, which will benefit leading organisations such as CIMB Bank who look to […]
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CAMBODIA TO HOST AVA CONGRESS FOR FIRST TIME
The Asean Valuers Associations (AVA) Congress meeting is to be hosted in Phnom Penh for the first time on 4-6 May on the theme of “One ASEAN, One Valuation Standard.” Delegates from eight ASEAN member countries will meet in the capital to discuss real estate and valuation regulations, standards and techniques adopted in the profession. […]
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CHINESE OFFERING UNITS ON MALAYSIAN ISLAND ECO-CITY
A Chinese developer is promoting residential units on a mega-project located on four artificial islands in the Johor Strait separating Malaysia and Singapore. Forest City is projected to be a $41 billion, 14 square kilometre self-contained eco-city scheme developed by Country Garden, though no units are yet completed as the islands themselves are still under […]
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VINGROUP MOVES INTO AUSTRALIAN MARKET
Vingroup, Vietnam’s top property developer, has entered the Australian market after a $16 million land deal in Sydney’s central business district, according to The Australian newspaper. It was reported that Vingroup will build a hotel complex in the city. A 172-room hotel was proposed for the 1,030 square metre land, but no approval has been […]
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ISSUES FACING REAL ESTATE IN AEC
A recent CBRE study, ‘ASEAN Economic Community: A boost to South East Asian real estate’, noted a number of challenges and opportunities facing the sector with the advent of the AEC. Transparency in markets was highlighted as a challenge with Cambodia in particular needing to create an atmosphere more conducive to doing business. A lack […]
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INDONESIA HALTS RAIL PROJECT AFTER 5 DAYS
The Indonesian government has halted work on the controversial Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project just five days after the ground-breaking ceremony. The chaotic bidding process for the $5 billion project saw the government first halt the bid in favour of a cheaper local line before then finally awarding the bitterly contested bid to China over Japan. […]
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AIIB OPENS FOR BUSINESS
Chinese President, Xi Jinping officially launched the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing on 16 January in a move expected to change the global economic balance of power. “Asia’s financing needs for basic infrastructure are absolutely enormous,” Xi said in a speech at the launch, adding the bank would aim to invest in projects […]
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New Cbd Slated for Capital
According to a filing to the ASX by developer Kingsland Global Ltd, an agreement with a subsidiary of Shukaku Inc has been signed to develop 10,000 square metres of undisclosed prime real estate in Phnom Penh’s “central business district”.
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Thailand and Uk Create Anti-corruption Initiative
The British Embassy in Bangkok and Thailand’s State Enterprise Policy Office have co-hosted a seminar on the Construction Sector Transparency (CoST) Initiative.
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Construction Law Draft Complete
The Council of Ministers will soon receive the draft Construction Law which may be passed into legislation by mid-2016 according to senior government advisor Sok Siphana.
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LEGISLATE TRANSACTIONS URGES CVEA
To ensure sellers to use a registered real estate company to value their property before placing it on the market, the CVEA has called on the government to regulate all property transactions as part of the pending management law. The initiative would mirror the US model and is designed to control speculation and artificial price […]
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