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Editorial Jan Yong EDITOR’S NOTE
Mira Soyza JUNE 2015
Editor-in-Chief Quentin Tan
Ziv Magen MADE IN
Writers Edward A. Mermelstein MALAYSIA
Paul Woodward
Dato’ Stewart LaBrooy There is a distinct Malaysian flavour to this issue – and for good
Contributors Vimol Kogar reason. Kuala Lumpur was a hive of activity in May – first, we
Dmitry Schuetzle witnessed the official launch of Asian Property Review magazine,
Steve Jacob then we played host to the FIABCI 66th World Real Estate Congress and
Steven Craig the prestigious FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Awards 2015. We witnessed
Michael Yeoh six Malaysian developers clinching the coveted gold and silver awards.
Agnes Wong
Elizabeth Siew We also welcomed back Malaysian-born Maha Sinnathamby who is a
Ivan Chan living legend having made it from zero to hero against all odds. He is now
Wawa Tan a property tycoon in Australia and is probably one of the most inspiring,
Murphy Goh warmest and coolest corporate figures around (pg 34).

Dato’ Sri Gavin Tee Malaysia also figured largely in the news lately for its free-falling ringgit.
Mel-C At the time of writing, it touched RM3.80, the lowest level in nine years
Designer Davist Wong against the USD. How it would impact Malaysian properties has been
discussed in our inaugural issue last month (pg 12). Do order it from us if
you’ve missed it.
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We followed this up with a story on the impact on the Malaysian property
Publisher market should international ratings agencies downgrade our sovereign
rating (pg 20). Also, we asked whether people are missing out on the
Accounts executive long-term potential of Iskandar Malaysia, the so-called ‘future extension
of Singapore’ (pg 18).
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