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KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): After much speculation in the past year over whether Vivocom International Holdings Bhd's CEO will stay or go, the construction company announced on Bursa Malaysia today that Datuk Seri Dr Yeoh Seong Mok is retiring, with immediate effect.

无论在世界那个地方，“地点”永远都是决定一项住宅发展项目的重点。但在英国伦敦，“地点”已逐渐失却这个在发展商及买家心目中最重要的地位。 Knight Frank最新的《伦敦发展设计调查》显示，伦敦的房屋设计、空间效率和恰当的周边生活设施、服务和特点，已成为发展商和买家的最主要考量。 “88%的调查对象认为，发展项目特点是影响他们是否决定买房的关键。另外，64%的人表示，他们宁愿多付一些金钱，以换取高品质房屋和更好的设计特点。” Knight Frank也总结，发展项目需要在短期趋势、科技和实用方面取得设计的平衡。 “这也表示，新的发展项目需要在市场寻得自己的定位，同时推出有弹性的购物配套，以便在竞争激烈的房产市场中脱颖而出。“ 在房产科技方面，43%的买家票选高速宽频最为重要。 根据调查显示，63%的调查对象指出宽频是他们最常用的科技，而最少用的是预先安装的音响和全屋自动系统。 Knight Frank住宅发展项目联合主管Ian Marris指出，表现卓越的房产项目通常有一套方程式，例如高楼顶、高品质的设计特点，以及从用户角度出发的空间使用设计。 90%的调查对象表示，室内高度(ceiling height)是决定购买房屋与否的关键。当中，更有40%的人表示，室内高度是“很重要的”。 77%认为，最理想的室内高度是2.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): Bina Darulaman Bhd (BDB) has issued its maiden sukuk, RM50 million Sukuk Wakalah, the first tranche of the Kedah-based property and construction company's seven-year, RM100 million Sukuk Wakalah Programme.

SINGAPORE (June 23): UOL and Haw Par have entered into a share swap deal for shares in United Industrial Corporation (UIC).

KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) said its major shareholders Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Gapurna Sdn Bhd (GSB) will avoid triggering any mandatory general offer (MGO) while they apply for excess rights shares and warrants under the group’s cash call exercise.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): S P Setia Bhd has signed a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire I&P Group Sdn Bhd from its controlling shareholder Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) for RM3.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Dalian Wanda Group, owned by China's second richest man, Wang Jianlin, was in focus on Thursday as the shares and bonds of its units plunged, according to Bloomberg.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Bina Puri Holdings Bhd is considering making a cash call from investors via a rights issue to reduce its gearing to as low as 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): BBCC Development Sdn Bhd will be launching the second block of serviced apartments at Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) in the third quarter of 2017.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak described the planned Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) here as a "significant national-level development" due to its ability to attract foreign investments into Malaysia.