Standing on the rooftop terrace of the Parbury Avenue house that was once his family home, Derek Goh gestures at the view of the Upper East Coast neighbourhood with the greenery, and a glimpse of the sea beyond.

KUALA LUMPUR: Several companies on May 21, conducted share option schemes, warrant and share buy back exercises as announced on Bursa Malaysia.

Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd undertook an employees’ share option scheme by issuing 45,000 new ordinary shares of RM0.50 each, which will be granted listing and quotation with effect from 9am May 25, 2010.

KUALA LUMPUR: Talam Corp Bhd has appointed Ng Bee Ken, 56, as a non-executive director, the firm said in an announcement in Bursa Malaysia on May 21.

KUALA LUMPUR: IJM Land Bhd entered into a shares sale agreement with existing shareholders of Sova Holdings Sdn Bhd (SHSB) Ong Yeng Tian @ Ong Weng Tian, Ong Seh Choon, Ong Seh Yew, Ong Chiew Gee and Ong Chiew Lee, to acquire from them a total of 210,000 ordinary shares of RM1 each.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip is now the full-time CEO of Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd.

Ng was appointed to the post in March 2010 to manage Sunway REIT, which was established on May 20 upon the registration of the Trust Deed with the Securities Commission (SC), stated a release from Sunway Group on May 21.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Pacific Corp Bhd (MPC) recorded a loss of RM3.255 million for 1Q2010, compared with a loss of RM1.843 million over the same quarter last year. Revenue also dropped to RM2.609 million in the current quarter under review from RM2.699 million in 1Q2009.

KUALA LUMPUR: Ark Resources Bhd notched up a loss of RM116,000 in 1Q2010 compared with a profit of RM491,000 in 1Q2009. Revenue for the group also dropped by 49.2%, with the company garnering RM31,000 in the current quarter under review compared with RM61,000 for the same period last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Hua Yang Bhd saw 1Q2010 net profit of RM3.288 million, or a 28.14% increase from RM2.566 million over the same a quarter year ago. The revenue for the group increased by 4.2% for 1Q2010, which is RM27.213 million from RM26.116 million over the same period last year.

SHAH ALAM: The Housing and Local Government Ministry should form a unit to monitor the construction of 160 units of flats in Section 25 here.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk T Murugiah said this was necessary as the flats, which should had been ready in 2005 was only 80% completed.

KUALA LUMPUR: Daiman Development Bhd recorded a 154% increase in net profit in 1Q2010 of RM5.102 million compared with RM2.008 million in the same quarter a year ago. Revenue for the group increased by 43% for 1Q with RM28.042 million versus RM19.612 million a year ago.