Cover Story

    COVER STORY: Awards galore for Aedas

    DAZZLING: For a person who doesn’t fancy heights, architect from Aedas International, Kevin Jose, has dazzled us with his dizzying heights of achievements especially with high-rises.

    Reawakening ‘sleepy’ towns

    ALIVE!: It’s not all that hard to revive deserted or dying townships in Malaysia as proven by several successful examples

    RED Focus

    RED Property News

    RED Advisory

    Advisory: Which currency should I borrow in?

    FOREX DILEMMA: When purchasing overseas property, make sure you pay the loan in the right currency denomination as exchange rate movements may affect your return on investment

    RED NETWORKING

    Networking: Atmospheric Architecture

    Shortlisted AKAA entry: The Kantana Film and Animation Institute in Thailand, where the traditional brick is innovatively used.

    RED INTERIOR

    Great expectations

    NST RED chats with Ar Chan Seong Aun, the newly-elected PAM (Malaysian Institute of Architects) President on various issues

    Property Q&A

    Ask the RED-expert: Please fax your questions to 03-2283 1700 or email to nstred@nstp.com.my

    Alice Chow

    Andrew Lee@KL: For someone with just a regular employment income and no other assets, would foreign banks be willing to give a housing loan to buy property in their country for investment purpose?

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    Jan Yong

    Jimmy@Penang: Last week, some foreigners came to view my apartment for rent. The couple and their 14-year old daughter seemed very interested but only the daughter spoke English and had to translate m...

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    Alice Chow

    CHUA@KLUANG: There seems to be many foreign developers promoting their properties to Malaysian buyers these days. Is it advisable to purchase these foreign properties based on advice from property con...

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