T
HE
town of Ijok in Kuala
Selangor, once known for
its unhurried and
undemanding pace of life,
will nowbemore vibrant with the
launch of LBS Bina Group Berhad’s
(LBS) LBS AlamPerdana. Themain
aimof the developer: to build
affordable homes in a secure and
community-centric environment to
meet the demands of today’s home-
buyers and residential property
investors.
HARMONIOUS LIVING
According to the plan, the new
townshipwill comprise landed
residential and commercial
developments, including
“affordable” residential units under
the Rumah SelangorKu (RSK) and
Perumahan Penjawat Awam
1Malaysia (PPA1M) banners.
Two development projects have
already beenwell received by
homebuyers – Simfoni Perdana,
comprising 980 units of double-
storey townhouses priced from
RM368,000; and Irama Perdana,
encompassing 673 units of double-
storey terraced houses costing
RM479,900 and above. Both offer
over 1,000 sq ft of built-up area. In
the pipeline are additional terraced
houses, as well as semi-detached
residences, apartments and
commercial buildings.
According to LBS group
managing director Tan Sri Lim
Hock San, the DNA of the new
township is founded on “three solid
pillars, which are affordability,
connectivity and community,
similar to our vibrantly thriving
Bandar Saujana Putra project that
was master-planned for families.”
GOOD DNA
The newly launched LBS Alam
Perdana township spans across
469.86 acres. It presents a gated and
guarded area, positioned to offer a
Thriving township in themaking
Outdoor excitement in full swing
IT
wasn’t too long
ago that Ipoh’s Lost
World of Tambun
(LWOT) hosted 64
young campers aged
between seven and
12. The youngsters
had the opportunity
to experience
“Camping Under
The Stars”, a three-
day and two-night
outdoor camping
event within the
park’s exciting
“genetic make-up”.
The children had
a chance to engage in
a series of activities,
enjoying a holistic
educational
experience. One of
the many activities
they got to partake in
was making masks of
their favourite animal from scratch.
This provided a chance for the
children to tap into their inner
creativity.
Other activities included the 6th
Mile Tunnel Exploration, which
put the young participants’ ability
to work as a team to test and
sharpened their senses.
The younger campers were put
through less difficult experiences
like the Jungle Adventure
Challenge obstacle course which
tested their physical health and
KraniumKrushers: Animal Jigsaw,
designed to develop their logical
thinking skills, concentration,
attention visual and spatial
thinking, and test their knowledge.
“This is a great way to spend the
school holidays ... to break free
from technology and connect with
nature, explore the great outdoors
while learning about sustainability
in a hands-on, fun way,” said
LWOT general manager Nurul
Nuzairi.
MBSBandTM ink Islamic
financingdeal toaidvendors
AN
agreement was signed between
Malaysia Building Society Berhad
(MBSB) andTelekomMalaysia
Berhad (TM) offering Islamic
financing facilities under the
banner “TMVendor Financing
Scheme”. A sumof RM500million
has been accorded towards this
programme.
Specially established to assist
TMvendors increase the
efficiency and economy of their
businesses, the scheme is also
created to provide opportunities
for business expansion, so as to
become resilient, competitive and
sustainable small andmedium-
sized business contractors.
“This financing scheme is not
only offered to vendors
participating in the transformation
programme, but also to
manufacturers and other types of
contractors registeredwithTM,”
saidTMGroupCEODatuk Sri
Mohammed Shazalli Ramly. The
scheme is said to be helpful in
acquiring immediateworking
capital for better focus on business
operations besides helping to
accelerate the business owner’s
transformation programme.
Other perks and benefits
include:
competitive rates based on the
Base Lending Rate (BLR);
X
application for financial
facilities at the Letter of Intent
(LOI) stage of the procurement
process instead of at the Letter
of Award (LOA) stage; and
loans of up to 80%of the total
contract value among other
advantages.
TheMoUwas signed between
representatives fromMBSB and
TM, comprising TM’sMohammed
Shazalli and the company’s
executive director and deputy
groupCEODatuk BazlanOsman;
alongwithMBSB’s president and
CEODatuk Seri Ahmad Zaini
Othman and its senior vice-
president of corporate business
DatukNor AzamMTaib.
BothMohammed Shazalli and
Ahmad Zaini shared how the
scheme falls in linewith the
country’s national and bumiputra
economic agendas, whichwill help
boost the SMEmarket and raise
bumiputra community equity.
“With all the initiatives in place,
we hope that bumiputra vendors
will succeed in becoming
Bumiputra Corporate Champions
under TM’s Bumiputra Vendor
Development Programme,” added
Mohammed Shazalli.
Formore information, visit
www.mbsb.com.myX
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“Through this programme, our
young campers had the opportunity
to forge friendships and create long
lasting memories with their new
friends.
“We hope to educate children
from an early age to take on new
responsibilities, learn about the
environment, develop better
interpersonal skills and become
more independent,” Nurul added.
Log on to LWOT’s official
website for more information on its
programmes, offers and activities.
> LBS AlamPerdana launches ‘purpose-built’ neighbourhood in Ijok, Kuala Selangor
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network of carefully-planned
neighbourhood clusters, complete
with nearby facilities and amenities
that promote community living.
Other highlights include “green”
pathways linking each housing unit
and back lanes that incorporate
nature into everyday living. These
serve as motivation for residents to
maintain active and a healthier
lifestyle, as well as better social
interactionwithin the community.
Children’s play parks, a futsal court,
and a community centre which
houses an indoor badminton court,
a kindergarten and a public library
are some of the township’s many
other favourable life-enriching
attributes.
Those already familiar with Ijok
will knowhow easy it is to access
the area. A strategic location, the
town has many entry and exit points
via the KL-Kuala Selangor
Expressway (Latar), Guthrie
Corridor Expressway (GCE), New
Klang Valley
Expressway
(NKVE),
North-South
Highway
(PLUS), as
well as the
future
Damansara-
Shah Alam
Expressway
(DASH).
MBSB’s Nor Azam (left) exchanges documents and shakes on the deal
with TM’s chief procurement officer MohamadMohamad Zain, with
representatives fromboth firms in full support.
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