When Mulpha International Bhd first acquired almost 2,000 acres of oil palm land at Gelang Patah — the southernmost tip of Johor — a quarter of a century ago, little did the developer know that it was going to turn out into an award-winning property development.
A question in the final examination of Datuk Koe Peng Kang’s professional paper in engineering in the late 1990s has had a great influence on the Bandar Eco-Setia Sdn Bhd CEO’s approach to property development — that is, to protect the environment as much as possible during the development process.
For a very long time, Puncak Alam in Shah Alam North, Selangor, was just rubber and oil palm plantations.
Sime Darby Property Bhd, the property division of conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd, is a household name in builing mega townships, but it has recently decided to contribute to the country’s affordable housing agenda.
Though he took on the position of acting managing director of Sime Darby Property Bhd (SDP) only on April 1, Datuk Jauhari Hamidi wears his responsibility with casual ease.
S P Setia Bhd has a knack for turning a less favourable situation into something lucrative.
From a plastics trading firm in 1965, Mah Sing Group Bhd has grown into a leading property developer today, creating a portfolio of prime residential and commercial developments across the country in the 20 years since it entered the field.
The interview with C S Kong, the media-shy managing director of UOA Development Bhd, takes place in a corporate club at the company’s 60-acre flagship integrated development Bangsar South.
While negative sentiment continues to loom over Iskandar Malaysia’s property sector, UEM Sunrise Bhd managing director and CEO Anwar Syahrin Abdul Ajib is clearly focused on ensuring that its projects there succeed.
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