Quantity surveyors urged to update technical skills Gulf Times
IN view of the ongoing boom in the construction sector across the region, particularly in Qatar, there is an urgent necessity for quantity surveyors to update their technical skills, according to speakers at a meeting held under the aegis of the Society of Sri Lankan Quantity Surveyors Qatar.
Developers pay $666 million for two Hong Kong sites International Herald Tribune
Cheung Kong and Sino Land, two of the largest real estate developers in Hong Kong, paid 5.18 billion Hong Kong dollars, or $666 million, for land at a government auction Tuesday, slightly less than analysts expected.
Cheung Kong, Sino Pay $666 Million for Hong Kong Land Update2 Bloomberg.com
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. and Sino Land Co., two of Hong Kong's largest real estate developers, paid HK$5.18 billion ($666 million) for land at a government auction in the city today, slightly less than analysts expected.
OAKLAND / Half of teens drink by age 13, study finds / City official calls it 'sad,' wants the full council to see study San Francisco Chronicle
A recent survey found that half of Oakland's teenagers had their first alcoholic beverage by age 13, and more than 21 percent of them started drinking by age 11, prompting one city official to call for better enforcement against merchants who sell alcohol to
FSU Launches Seminole History Class First Coast News
1740 -- Alachua, first recorded Seminole town established. 1816 -- First Seminole War begins when Gen. Andrew Jackson leads U.S. troops into Florida, then a Spanish colony.
Going to battle against the beetle Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune
The County of Grande Prairie will soon step up action against the mountain pine beetle as millions of them lie dormant in pine trees throughout the Peace Country this winter.
Clothesline project ‘a release’ Evening Leader
WREXHAM’S multi agency domestic abuse forum aired their dirty laundry in public on Friday when the ‘Clothesline Project’ set up in Queens Square. The project is about the symbolic airing of the ‘dirty laundry’ of domestic violence.
Fleming Way site purchased for new hotel development Swindon Business News
Developers McAleer and Rushe have announced that contracts have been exchanged to acquire a prime site in the centre of Swindon which will be developed as a major new hotel for Jurys Inn, part of the privately owned Jurys Doyle Hotel group.
AFX UK Focus 2006-11-28 11:14 GMT: FOCUS - Hong Kong property market prospects seen strong based on auction results Interactive Investor
HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - The higher-than-expected results of the government auction today of two plots of land in Kowloon Tong and Ma On Shan reflect the strong prospects of the Hong Kong property market for the medium term, with luxury apartments expected to further attract robust demand despite the already high prices, analysts said.
Macdonald & Company to publish first independent Middle East Salary Guide for real estate & property industry AME Info
Macdonald & Company, the leading recruitment consultancy focusing solely on the property industry, has announced that it will publish the first independent Middle East Salary Guide for the real estate & property industry at Cityscape 2006.

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