Building & Investment (Nov- Dec 2018) November - December 2018

NEWS & & EVENTS EVENTS Wood & Lifestyle Fair 2018 shines spotlight on local wood and furniture makers Bumiputera entrepreneurs in the wood and furniture industry take centre ƐƚĂŐĞĂƚƚŚĞtŽŽĚΘ>ŝĨĞƐƚǇůĞ&ĂŝƌϮϬϭϴ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐŚĞůĚŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚ 11 th ĞĚŝƟŽŶŽĨDĂůĂǇƐŝĂŶ&ƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞΘ&ƵƌŶŝƐŚŝŶŐƐ&Ăŝƌ;D&ϯͿĨƌŽŵϭϬͲϭϮ ƵŐƵƐƚĂƚƚŚĞ<ƵĂůĂ>ƵŵƉƵƌŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞ͘ dŚŝƐǇĞĂƌŵĂƌŬĞĚĂŶĞǁƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉďĞƚǁĞĞŶDĂůĂǇƐŝĂŶdŝŵďĞƌ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ ŽĂƌĚ;Dd/ͿĂŶĚD&ϯ͛ƐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞƌ<ƵĂůĂ>ƵŵƉƵƌΘ^ĞůĂŶŐŽƌ&ƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ;<^&Ϳ͘dŚĞƚŚƌĞĞͲĚĂǇĞǀĞŶƚǁĂƐŽĸĐŝĂƚĞĚďǇzdĞƌĞƐĂ<ŽŬ͕ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨWƌŝŵĂƌǇ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ͘ Wood & Lifestyle Fair 2018 sees a gathering of 25 companies with unique The opening ceremony of MF3 and Wood & Lifestyle Fair 2018. ƐƚǇůŝƐŚǁŽŽĚĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞĂŶĚDĂůĂǇƐŝĂŶďƌĂŶĚƐʹĂůůƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞ From left: Mr Chua Chun Chai (President of MFC), Mdm Cindy Kong (Organising Chairman of MF3), Dato Dr Jalaluddin Harun ŽĨƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞďĞĂƵƚǇŽĨƚƌŽƉŝĐĂůǁŽŽĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ (Director-General of MTIB), YB Teresa Kok (Minister of Primary ǀĞƌƐĂƟůŝƚǇĂŶĚĞůĞŐĂŶĐĞŽĨDĂůĂǇƐŝĂŶƟŵďĞƌƚŚĂƚƐƵƌƉĂƐƐĞƐŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ Industries) and Haji Hanafee Yusof (Charter Members of MFC). ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐŝŶďĞĂƵƚǇ͘ĐŚŽŝĐĞŽĨŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇ͕ůĂƐƐŝĐŽƌƐŝŵƉůĞǁŝƚŚĂ ĚĞďŽŶĂŝƌĮŶŝƐŚŝŶŐŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌǁŽŽĚĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞůŽǀĞƌƐƚŽĂĚĚǌĞƐƚƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƐ͘ D&ϯƉƌĞŵŝĞƌŚŽŵĞĞǆƉŽ͕ƚŚĞŵĞĚ͞&ƵƌŶŝƐŚŝŶ^ƚǇůĞ͕͟ŝƐũŽŝŶĞĚďǇŽǀĞƌϭϮϬĞǆŚŝďŝƟŶŐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐĐĂƌƌǇŝŶŐŽǀĞƌϯϬϬǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶďƌĂŶĚƐƚŽ ĐĂƚĞƌƐƚǇůŝƐŚǇĞƚŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇŚŽŵĞĂŶĚůŝǀŝŶŐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐĨŽƌĂůů͘ /ŶŚĞƌƐƉĞĞĐŚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŽƉĞŶŝŶŐĐĞƌĞŵŽŶǇ͕zdĞƌĞƐĂ<ŽŬƐĂŝĚ͗͞dŚĞĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚǀŝďƌĂŶƚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐŝŶDĂůĂǇƐŝĂ ƚŚĂƚƉƌŽƵĚůǇƐƚĂŶĚƐŽƵƚĨŽƌŝƚƐ͚DĂĚĞŝŶDĂůĂǇƐŝĂ͛ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͘/ƚŝƐĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƚŽƚŚĞƟŵďĞƌƐĞĐƚŽƌǁŝƚŚĞǆƉŽƌƚĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƐǀĂůƵĞĚĂƚ ZDϭϬ͘ϭϰďŝůůŝŽŶŝŶϮϬϭϳ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞǆƉŽƌƚŽĨǁŽŽĚĞŶĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞǀĂůƵĞĚĂƚZDϴ͘ϭďŝůůŝŽŶŽƌϴϬйŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞĞǆƉŽƌƚĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƐ͘͟ ͞tŚŝůĞDĂůĂǇƐŝĂĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇŚĂƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝƚƐƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞŐůŽďĂůŵĂƌŬĞƚ͕ŝƚŝƐƉĞƌƟŶĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇƚŽĨŽĐƵƐŽŶŽƵƌ ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐŵĂƌŬĞƚĂƐǁĞůů͘dŚŝƐŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŵĂũŽƌŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞƌĞƚĂŝůĞƌƐŚĂǀĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĂŶĚĂƌĞĞǆƉĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŝŶ DĂůĂǇƐŝĂ͘͟ zdĞƌĞƐĂ<ŽŬĂůƐŽĂƉƉůĂƵĚĞĚDd/ĂŶĚ<^&ŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘͞/ŶĚĞĞĚ͕ƚŚĞƐǇŶĞƌŐǇĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚŝƐƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƐĞĐƚŽƌĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŝƐǀŝƚĂůŝŶŽƵƌĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞDĂůĂǇƐŝĂŶĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ͕͟ƐŚĞƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞tŚŝůĞƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇƚŽďĞŵŽƌĞĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ͕/ƵƌŐĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ ƉůĂǇĞƌƐƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽǁŽƌŬĐůŽƐĞůǇǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůǇĐŚĂŝŶ͕ĂŶĚďƌŽĂĚĞŶƚŚĞŝƌŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƚŽĞǆƉůŽƌĞŶĞǁ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĂůůǇ͕͟ƐŚĞĂĚĚĞĚ͘ KSK Land and 8 Conlay launch new exhibit ȡ&RQˌXHQWLDO3U¬W 3RUWHUȢ dŚĞDĂůĂǇƐŝĂŶƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞƌ<^<>ĂŶĚŚĂƐůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚƚŚĞůĂƚĞƐƚ ŝŶƐƚĂůŵĞŶƚŽĨŝƚƐŽŶͲŐŽŝŶŐĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐĞƌŝĞƐĚƵƌŝŶŐĂŶĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞƉƌĞǀŝĞǁŽŶ ϭϵKĐƚŽďĞƌĂƚŝƚƐŚĞĂĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐŝŶ<ƵĂůĂ>ƵŵƉƵƌ͘ ƵƌĂƚĞĚĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞůǇĨŽƌϴŽŶůĂǇ͕<^<>ĂŶĚ͛ƐŵĂŝĚĞŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚͲ ůŽŶŐ͚ŽŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůϯ͘Ϭ͗WƌġƚͲͲWŽƌƚĞƌ͛ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĞĐŽŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨůŝĨĞƐƚǇůĞ͕ Joanne Kua (CEO of KSK Group) with some of the designers at the ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂŶĚůƵǆƵƌǇŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƉŝƚĂůĐŝƚǇďǇƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐƐĞůĞĐƚǁŽƌŬƐďǇƚŚĞ ‘Confluential 3.0: Prêt-À-Porter’ exhibition. ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͛ƐŵŽƐƚƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚŶĂŵĞƐŝŶĨĂƐŚŝŽŶŶĂŵĞůǇ,ĂŶŚŽŶŐ;ŽĨƚŚĞ >ŽŶĚŽŶͲďĂƐĞĚůĂďĞů^ĞůĨͲWŽƌƚƌĂŝƚͿ͕<ŚŽŽŶ,ŽŽŝ͕:ŽĞŚŝĂ͕:ŽŶĂƚŚĂŶ>ŝĂŶŐ͕ǌǌĂƟŵŝƌĂ͕<ŝƫĞzŝǇŝ͕ĂƐƐĞǇ'ĂŶĂŶĚDŽƚŽ'ƵŽ͘ ͞dŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƌ͚ŽŶŇƵĞŶƟĂů͛ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐĞƌŝĞƐ͕ǁĞǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚϴŽŶůĂǇĂƐĂƐƚĂŐĞĨŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽĞǆƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞĐŽŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĂƚŚŽŵĞ͕ĂŶĚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ŶĚƚŽĚĂǇ͕ǁĞĂƌĞĞǆƚƌĞŵĞůǇĞǆĐŝƚĞĚƚŽďĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƐĞĞŝŐŚƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞůĞĐƚ ǁŽƌŬƐƚŚĞǇŚĂǀĞĐƵƌĂƚĞĚĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞůǇĨŽƌƵƐ͕͟ƐĂŝĚ<^<'ƌŽƵƉK:ŽĂŶŶĞ<ƵĂĚƵƌŝŶŐŚĞƌǁĞůĐŽŵĞƐƉĞĞĐŚ͘ WƌŽũĞĐƚĞĚƚŽďĞƚŚĞŶĞǆƚƐƚĂŐĞͲŵĂŬĞƌŝŶ<ƵĂůĂ>ƵŵƉƵƌ͕ϴŽŶůĂǇĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƐĂĮǀĞͲƐƚĂƌ<ĞŵƉŝŶƐŬŝ,ŽƚĞů͕ůƵǆƵƌǇƌĞƚĂŝůƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐĂŶĚƚǁŽ ƚŽǁĞƌƐĚĞǀŽƚĞĚĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞůǇƚŽzKKϴďƌĂŶĚĞĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĚďǇ<ĞŵƉŝŶƐŬŝĂŶĚĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚďǇƚŚĞƌĞŶŽǁŶĞĚďƌĂŶĚƐ^ƚĞǀĞ>ĞƵŶŐΘzKK ;dŽǁĞƌͿĂŶĚ<ĞůůǇ,ŽƉƉĞŶĨŽƌzKK;dŽǁĞƌͿʹĂƉůĂĐĞǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶŐƉŝŽŶĞĞƌƐĂŶĚƚƌĂŝůďůĂǌĞƌƐĐĂŶŐĂƚŚĞƌĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚĂ ƉůĂĐĞƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐƚŽƌǇ͘ 10 Building & Investment | www.b-i.biz

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