KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): Datuk Dr Yu Kuan Chon has acquired additional 876,600 million Rapid Synergy Bhd warrants on Monday (Oct 20) at RM5.226 a piece.

According to the filing with Bursa Malaysia, Yu bought the warrants on the open market. The number of warrants Yu purchased represents a 4.33% of the total warrants of the Company.

TOKYO: The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has identified seven locations where stations for the estimated RM40 billion Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) will be sited.

They are Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Ayer Keroh (Melaka), and Muar, Batu Pahat and Nusajaya in Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust’s (CMMT) distributable income fell 5.7% to RM37.71 million in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2014, from RM40.01 million in the previous corresponding quarter.

(From left) S P Setia Melbourne chief executive officer Choong Kai Wai, S P Setia acting deputy president and chief operating officer Datuk C J Khor, Voon, Argyrou and Fender at the topping-out ceremony yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20):  Axis Real Estate Investment Trust (Axis REIT) announced that its dividends for the nine-month ended Sept 30, 2014 has amounted to 15.6 sen per unit, which is 13% higher compared to the same period last year.

The dividends include 100% of the distributable gain of RM10.95 million from the disposal of Axis Plaza, which was completed on March 25, 2014.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): WCT Holdings Bhd is buying four pieces of vacant freehold land measuring a total of 220.74 acres in Bandar Serendah, Selangor for a total purchase consideration of RM115.4 million, or approximately RM12 per square feet.

The firm plans to undertake a mix-commercial development project on the said land, but said it is still at a preliminary stage.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Bertam Alliance Bhd has appointed Sabah businessman Lim Nyuk Foh as its managing director, a filing to Bursa Malaysia revealed today. Lim is also the managing director and founder of timber products manufacturer Priceworth International Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Property developer Glomac Bhd will be launching its Kulaijaya development in Johor, with a gross development value (GDV) of RM750 million, by March 2015.

HENRY BUTCHER (PENANG) SDN BHD’s valuation reports on part of the land acquired by 1MDB in Air Itam states that there are over 500 squatters occupying these parcels. But these people are not squatters in the usual sense of the word.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): UDA Holdings Bhd and Tradewinds Corp Bhd will redevelop the Bukit Bintang Plaza (BB Plaza) shopping centre into an ultra-moden area to keep up with the rapid development in surrounding areas, according to a Bernama report.