An expert has called on the authorities to be transparent and get to the bottom of what has caused the fires at the old Employees Provident Fund (EPF) building at Jalan Gasing here.

The Court of Appeal on Wednesday (May 24) has allowed the appeals of 68-year-old landowner Tan Jiak Chye to subpoena four people to testify in his RM330 million suit against 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and 1MDB’s counterclaim of RM6 million on him in relation to the Air Itam estate.

Over the past five months, Chin Hin Group Bhd’s controlling shareholder Datuk Seri Chiau Beng Teik has been actively raising his stake in the building material specialist, breaching the 60% mark.

Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd reported RM29.41 million net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 (1QFY2023), a slight increase from RM28.86 million a year earlier.

Noteworthy:

• Built-up size: 864 sq ft
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
• Serviced residence
• Fully furnished
• Nearby amenities: Retail stores, AEON Cheras, IKEA Cheras, Berjaya Time Square, sports clubs, hospitals, LRT Maluri, MRT Maluri
• Accessibility: North-South Highway (PLUS), Maju Expressway (MEX), Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) and Jalan Tun Razak

When: February 2023

EMSB, which is jointly owned by two individuals Teow Wooi Huat and Teow Chee Chow, is the land owner of three adjoining plots of leasehold land spanning 519.5 acres.

The new offices have been formed in partnership with local real estate agency SVA Inc and its founder Kazuaki Nebu.

The public utilities group attributed this to a higher share of losses reported by its associates, higher depreciation and amortisation expenses, and lower other operating income, primarily from the fair value measurement on its investments.

Quarterly revenue dropped 16.41% to RM522.13 million, from RM624.66 million.

Quarterly earnings per share declined to 4.7 sen from 5.63 sen previously.