Author: Charles Tan
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Profit After Tax and Minority Interest is up 16.2% for Sunway Berhad
Press Release by Sunway Berhad: SUNWAY BERHAD’S PATMI UP BY 16.2% OPERATIONALLY, DECLARES HIGHER INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 3.5 SEN Higher revenue year-on-year due to higher contributions from the construction and trading and manufacturing segments Strong construction outstanding order book of RM5.8 billion and property unbilled sales of RM1.5 billion as at 30 June 2018 Sunway Velocity…
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Press Release: Kokuyo Introduces Signature Office Furniture To Support Global Trend of Activity Based Work style (ABW)
Press Release: Kokuyo Introduces Signature Office Furniture To Support Global Trend of Activity Based Work style (ABW) August 21, Kuala Lumpur – A company that began in 1905 with its humble beginnings producing general ledgers, Kokuyo has risen to become a successful listed company and a leading household name in Japan when it comes to designer office furniture and cutting…
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Highland Towers redevelopment. A park perhaps.
I love public spaces in the many countries I visit. For example, the gardens in the many Australian cities I have visited are usually well maintained and it’s enjoyed by many families. Just a week ago, I was at the Menjalara Lake park. I think it’s well maintained and there were lots of people from…
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Melbourne: Most liveable and an attractive city for property investment?
I was in Melbourne just 2 months ago. It was my 4th time visiting an Australian city (besides Perth and Sydney earlier) and I have to say that it lives up to its tag of the world’s Most Liveable city awarded by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) for the past 7years. (2011 – 2017). My…
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MCM LONDON MUSICAL CIRCUS OPENS @ CAPITAL CITY, JOHOR BAHRU
Press Release by MCM London Musical Circus. (Yes, my family enjoyed this thoroughly and I think it’s going to be fun to just enjoy a musical circus show. This is something that is now available in Capital City, JB. My earlier review article here: My kids love it. Bring yours!) THE FIRST INDOOR MUSICAL CIRCUS…
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Penang’s LRT plans vs Tram proposal. Let the best option wins for Penangites.
Just a week or so ago, I wrote about the fact that financing, constructing and behaviour changing are three different things. Here’s that article:Financing, constructing and behaviour changing.Three different things really. I was referring to the Penang Transport Master Plan, specifically the LRT. Even if financing has no issues and construction starts and ends on…
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MCM’s London Musical Circus in JB – My kids love it. Bring yours!
Have you been to any circus? I have been to quite a number ever since I was still at the primary school. This afternoon, I brought my family to the premiere of MCM’s London Musical Circus in Johor Bahru. This is the first time that a musical circus was held in Malaysia and according to…
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Median property price in Malaysia is dropping! Good or bad?
Median house price in Malaysia is dropping! Is this a bad sign for the market? 😛 The full article in edgeprop.my here. The median house price for the whole country is now at RM280,000 as at Q1 2018 and this is a drop from RM303,000 in 2017. It was much lower in 2012 which was…
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Low income equals low savings? Do something about it.
Someone mentioned that other day that it is not easy to help those with low incomes. The reason he said so was that these people may have way too little to save and without much savings, there’s little they could use for investments anyway. I would not say what he said was not true. However,…
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Deciding to buy a property? Think of the 4Ps
This article was first published in Property Insight July 2018 edition. Title: Deciding to buy a property? Think of the 4Ps. The first question that comes to mind before anyone buys their very first property is where to buy. That’s the reason why the mantra has always been location, location and location. One strongest reason…
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High end KL condos, future looks brighter? More units coming.
According to Nawawi Tie Leung Property Consultants Sdn Bhd (NTL), high-end condominiums in Kuala Lumpur has risen by 4.4% to RM784 per sq ft in the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18). (What this meant is that a 1,000 sq ft high-end condo should be priced at close to RM800,000. I think if the condo is priced lower…