KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 1): R&F Group Malaysia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China’s R&F Group, is set to launch the third residential phase, comprising 4,385 units, at its 116-acre R&F Princess Cove development in Johor Bahru in 1Q2025.

Officially launched in 2014, the RM40 billion mixed-use development is located directly across the Straits of Johor from Singapore on two parcels of reclaimed land, separated by the Johor-Singapore Causeway. While plans for the smaller west parcel are still being finalised, the east parcel is already home to Johor’s first opera house, a 1.8km promenade, a retail boulevard, a luxury clubhouse and yacht club, and the R&F Mall Johor Bahru.

This week’s My Space column features Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) president Oliver Wee, who says that despite the construction sector recording positive growth, building contractors are not benefitting much.

Over in Penang, Nawawi Tie Leung (NTL) Property Consultants Sdn Bhd executive director and regional head of research and consulting Saleha Yusoff said that the domestic residential property market gained traction in the second quarter due to optimism spurred by ongoing major infrastructure projects such as the Penang LRT, Penang Silicon Island and the Ayer Itam-Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Bypass Road.

In the same issue, we feature German architect Ole Scheeren, who shares his design philosophy focusing on cultural storytelling, such as through two notable projects — The Interlace in Singapore and the Guardian Art Center in Beijing.

Homegrown Equatorial Group and Thailand’s ONYX Hospitality Group have also announced plans to jointly develop EQ Phuket. The resort development in Phuket Island, Thailand, is set to be opened in 2028 and will be Equatorial’s first international EQ offering.

Read all this in the Dec 2 issue of The Edge Malaysia weekly.

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