Property Hunter Magazine Issue 87 - March 2017 | Page 20

NEWS
Sandakan Strive for City Hall Status by 2030
SB
The Sandakan Municipal
the effort of all quarters
Council aims to achieve City
to improve collection and
Hall status by 2030 .
financial prudence ,” he said .
Its President Datuk James
Wong said this during the
Wong said this would
swearing-in ceremony of 23
be possible if the local
councillors for the 2017-2018
government could collect a
session on Wednesday .
revenue of RM100 million by
2025 .
Also , present to witness the
event was Assistant Local
“ For 2016 , we have recorded a surplus revenue of RM2,572,000 based on the collection of RM87,140,000 against expenditure amounting to RM84,569,000 .
“ The excess was due to
Government and Housing Minister Datuk Zakaria Edris .
Meanwhile , Wong said in early estimates the District Council would be spending RM63,672,000 on operations and management from the
RM63,919,000 allocation set for the year 2017 .
He said the figure would only be clear by the end of the year , adding that it
Sandakan town would jump further due to the collection of rental from seven People ’ s Housing Project in the district , Federal Government grants and others .
Ekovest-Samling JV Bags RM2.1 Billion Pan Borneo Highway Job
SW
Sarawak-based property
past two years , we reviewed
developer Ibraco Bhd ,
our approved development
known for its range of
plans and decided to change
upscale residential and
certain components to
commercial property
develop affordable homes ,”
projects , is recalibrating its
said Chew .
product portfolio to include
more affordable housing .
“ We have resubmitted our
development plans to the
Managing director Chew
State Planning Authority . [ If
Chiaw Han ( pictured ) said
everything goes well ,] this
that the group has submitted its new development plans
would help us gain [ a ] bigger competitive advantage ,” he
Managing director Chew Chiaw Han
to the State Planning
said .
“ After the submission [ to the
“ We are not expecting
Authority to focus on homes
State Planning Authority ], a
to recognise full income
catering to the needs of
Ibraco saw its net profit in the
few launches which we had
from these projects until
low- to moderate-income
third financial quarter ended
in the pipeline were deferred
after the first half of 2017
households .
Sept 30 , 2016 ( 3QFY2016 )
to 4QFY2016 . However , we
( 1H2017 ) due to the stages
The move , he said , was made not only to meet the needs of genuine home buyers looking for homes but also to give the group a competitive edge in a challenging market , seeing that consumer confidence has deteriorated .
plunge 61.1 % to RM4.36 million from RM11.2 million a year earlier . Revenue too took a dive , dropping 46.6 % to RM32.43 million from RM60.76 million year-on-year .
The group attributed slower sales , the lower completion status of certain projects — on top of lesser other income , higher administration expenses
managed to roll out a few launches as planned and the responses were satisfactory despite the current sentiment ,” Chew said .
Still , these projects , which comprise high-rise residential properties with commercial podiums as well as commercial buildings in Kuching and Bintulu , Sarawak , are not expected
of recognition . We will begin seeing contributions beginning or beyond 2H2017 ,” Chew iterated .
“ In view of the weakening
and finance costs — to the
to contribute significantly to
market sentiment over the
decline .
Ibraco ’ s earnings this year .
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