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Nagamas, Chinese firm mull JV in Bernam Jaya

KUALA LUMPUR: Nagamas International Bhd and a Chinese company from Taian, China, are exploring the possibility  of jointly developing 200 acres of land in Bernam Jaya, Selangor, into logistic, industrial, educational and  eco-parks as well as other developmental use.

Sanbumi’s Chai appointed Fajarbaru exec director

KUALA LUMPUR: Timber outfit Sanbumi Holdings Bhd’s executive director Tan Sri Chai Kin Kong has been appointed  as an executive director of Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd after he emerged as a substantial shareholder of the  latter.

A Rerating in the Horizon

We initiate coverage on Glomac with a Trading Buy call and a CY10 Target Price of RM1.83 based on 0.94x CY10 P/NTA, which is the average valuation for its closest comparable peers. Its cheap valuation, estimated at 0.7x CY10 P/NTA coupled with potentially strong earnings recovery in the immediate term, could well spur a rerating on the stock.

More medicine to cool raging property fever

HONG KONG: The mainland property market is in danger of getting policy frostbite, such is the fervour with which  Beijing is introducing measures to cool overheated prices.

The latest initiative is a mooted freeze on real estate companies raising capital, in the hope they will stop  building bigger and higher apartment towers.

Australia house price growth at 6-year high in Q1 -APM

SYDNEY:  Australian house prices grew at their fastest annual pace in six years last quarter as demand for homes in ritzier suburbs proved resilient to rising interest rates, a private report showed on Thursday.