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RIDING on a tide of good news over the past one year, Ekovest Bhd’s market capitalisation has surged over 140% to RM2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Sime Darby Property’s Senada Residences project at ALYA Kuala Lumpur has achieved a take-up rate of between 55% and 60% since its official launch in September last year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 3): YTL Corp Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary YTL Hotels & Properties Sdn Bhd has expanded its assortment of luxury properties in the United Kingdom, with the acquisition of the Threadneedles Hotel in London.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 3): Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd (MARC) has removed the rating on WCT Holdings Bhd’s RM2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 27): Datuk Haris Onn Hussein, the brother of Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and cousin to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, has disposed of five million shares held indirectly in construction firm Ekovest Bhd at RM2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 25): Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) announced yesterday to Bursa Malaysia that its non-executive chairman Datuk Jaafar Abdul Hamid (pictured) has passed away.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 24): EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd saw 90% of Block B and C in its Liberty Arc project in Ampang Ukay taken up ahead of the official launch in March.

THE Chinese capital outflow into the UK continues to be on the uptrend with no sign of tapering even after the Brexit vote in June last year where a referendum was conducted to decide if the UK should stay or leave the European Union (EU).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): Ecofirst Consolidated Bhd's net profit fell 55% to RM5.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 23): Sime Darby Property is ushering the Year of the Fire Rooster with a special promotion for all homebuyers.