Developers Bring Home the Gold in the South East Asia Property Awards 2016 Finale

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 25 November 2016 -

• Malaysia's Sime Darby Property won the coveted Best Developer (South East Asia) title
• City Developments Limited (CDL) and subsidiary swept the Singapore awards
• Thailand collected the most number of regional titles, followed by Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore
• Around 400 VIPs and senior industry figures attended the exclusive, black-tie gala dinner

Southeast Asia's best developers and achievers brought honours and prestige to their respective countries as they competed for the regional titles at the 6th annual South East Asia Property Awards 2016 grand finale event on 23-24 November at the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore.

The Winners in the South East Asia Property Awards 2016 at the gala dinner on 24 November

Around 400 VIPs and senior industry figures attended the 6th South East Asia Property Awards 2016

Liam Aran Barnes presents the Singapore Real Estate Personality of the Year award to Francis Koh, managing director and group CEO of Koh Brothers Group Limited

Sime Darby Property, Best Developer (South East Asia) winner, with the other Best Developer 2016 country winners

City Developments Ltd (CDL) accepts the Best Developer (Singapore) 2016 award

The three-part event is part the prestigious Asia Property Awards series, presented by Hansgrohe and organised by PropertyGuru, Asia's leading online property group. It began with the two-day

Property Report Congress Singapore, where Asia's leading experts came together to discuss the region's key and emerging markets during panel discussions, roundtable sessions and networking lunches and cocktails.

Keynote speaker Kent Wertime, co-CEO at Ogilvy and Mather Asia Pacific and co-author of DigiMarketing, gave an insightful keynote address titled "Future Markets: Accessing the Next One Billion Middle Class Consumers" on Day 1 and was followed by around 30 expert panelists, respected real estate commentators, and Asia Property Awards judges and winners from eight countries.

Singapore's finest developers came out for the South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2016 awards ceremony after the conference wrapped up on Day 2. The exclusive gala dinner saw City Developments Limited (CDL) named the year's Best Developer (Singapore), while Qingjian Realty and M+S Pte Ltd took home a multitude of awards for their condo and mixed-use projects.

CDL dedicated their victory to their late deputy chairman Mr Kwek Leng Joo, who was an inspiration to the team for developing quality, green and sustainable projects for consumers.

One of the evening's highlights was when Francis Koh, managing director and group CEO of Koh Brothers Group Limited, was presented the Real Estate Personality of the Year accolade by the editors of Asia's industry-leading Property Report magazine. Koh was chosen for his significant contributions to the industry, including his company's recent infrastructure, civil engineering, and eco developments, as well as his initiatives to continue supporting Singapore's property market.

After the exciting Singapore awards, the evening quickly moved to the much-awaited grand finale of the South East Asia Property Awards 2016, featuring country winners from eight ASEAN nations and regional winners for the Best of the Best in South East Asia titles.

Malaysia's Sime Darby Property collected its first regional Best Developer (South East Asia) gong, besting other national winners from Cambodia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia and SIngapore, with two regional titles each.

According to the judges, the Best Developer (South East Asia) winner is an all-rounder with a long-term commitment in the Malaysian real estate industry. "Inheriting its legacy of excellence in

plantation, one of the Sime Darby Group's core businesses, Sime Darby Property is a prominent developer with a 40-year track record of developing sustainable communities and with expertise in property development, property investment and asset management.

"Given its significance and constant reinvention, Sime Darby Property is certainly an integral part of developing Malaysia's history, and now Asia Property Awards history as the 2016 Best Developer (South East Asia)."

Singapore's Chiu Teng Group continued its winning streak from earlier in the evening to receive the trophy for Best Boutique Developer (South East Asia), a new category for the grand finals. Singapore one other regional gong for CDL's acclaimed condo project Gramercy Park.

Attended by 400 VIPs and senior industry figures from Phnom Penh to Jakarta, the South East Asia Property Awards 2016 gala dinner celebrated the successes of all the country winners following more than a year's journey that began with the launch of the inaugural Cambodia Property Awards in late 2015, when the 2016 South East Asia Property Awards edition began at the entry stage, until the Indonesia Property Awards 2016 held in Jakarta in October.

To date, nearly 190 awards have been presented to the region's finest real estate developers and developments in 2016. The exclusive gala dinner ceremonies have welcomed about 3,000 guests that included top government officials, global experts, senior industry figures and even royalty, and members of the press.

"2016 has been a momentous year for the Asia Property Awards. Since starting 11 years ago the Awards have always endeavoured to reward the best in local real estate and produce credible winners with a transparent entry and judging system. We have achieved this goal by developing the most detailed and comprehensive entry system of any property awards in the world," said Terry Blackburn, founder and managing director of the Asia Property Awards.

The South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2016 and South East Asia Property Awards 2016 grand finale were supported by co-sponsor Mitsubishi Electric, influential media partners including Property Report, CNN International, the official broadcaster of the awards, and official property portal PropertyGuru.com.sg, Singapore's No. 1 property website.

For the complete list of Regional and Country Winners in the South East Asia Property Awards 2016, visit: http://www.property-report.com/developers-bring-home-the-gold-in-the-south-east-asia-property-awards-2016-finale/

For the full list of Winners and Highly Commended in the South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2016, visit:

http://www.property-report.com/the-complete-list-south-east-asia-property-awards-singapore-2016-winners/

Note to editors: Use of the official South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore) and South East Asia Property Awards logos are limited to the publication of this article only.

About South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore):

Returning for a sixth year in 2016, the South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore) is part of the regional Asia Property Awards programme and held concurrently with the South East Asia Property Awards grand finals. The South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore) is the most credible and prestigious industry awards in the city state, with the top and emerging names in real estate celebrating the best developers, developments and design.

About South East Asia Property Awards:

Returning for a sixth year in 2016, the South East Asia Property Awards is the grand finale of the biggest and most credible industry awards in the region organised by PropertyGuru Group. The top and emerging names in real estate come together to celebrate the best developers, developments and designs in Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore for the Best of the Best (South East Asia) titles.

About Asia Property Awards:

The Asia Property Awards are the largest real estate event in Asia, playing host to annual gala dinners for up to 600 C-level executives and leading industry figures in Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Jakarta, Yangon, Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City. The Awards programme has an unparalleled reputation for being credible, fair and transparent, with an independent panel of judges and trusted awards supervisor.

Originally launched by Ensign Media in Thailand in 2005 at the height of Asia's property boom, the Asia Property Awards in 2016 became part of PropertyGuru, Asia's leading online property group.

About PropertyGuru Group:

Founded in 2006, PropertyGuru Group is Asia's leading property media group used by more than 23 million property buyers, viewing over 130 million property pages and generating over 500,000 enquiries for real estate developer and agent advertisers every month across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The Group has a full suite of integrated property media capability, from its original core business in online, mobile and events, to television broadcast (in Indonesia, via an investment and partnership with EMTEK), and a recent acquisition of print and events businesses, under the brand names of "Property Report" and "Asia Property Awards".