This article first appeared in Options, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on April 9, 2018 - April 15, 2018
UEM Sunrise and The Edge Malaysia recently co-hosted an evening of fine art, gourmet food and single malt whiskies to treat readers to an intimate preview of a luxurious new lifestyle development
The torrid Tuesday night traffic, following a torrential downpour, thankfully did not serve as a deterrent for The Edge Malaysia’s 48 guests to make it perfectly on time for a private dinner celebrating the upcoming luxury residential development by UEM Sunrise, Residensi Solaris Parq. The project forms part of the award-winning developer’s latest lifestyle destination and integrated development, Solaris Parq Dutamas. For those unfamiliar with the desirability of the location — such a key component when it comes to property shopping — Residensi Solaris Parq will be one of the last prime freehold properties set in an iconic two-acre urban park right within the key Dutamas vicinity and will be conveniently connected to Publika via a proposed walkway bridge.
The dinner, held at the UEM Sunrise showroom in Mont’Kiara, also showcased a small art exhibition by The Edge Galerie featuring some of the brightest names in contemporary Malaysian art, including
Dr Jolly Koh, Datuk Sharifah Fatimah Syed Zubir, Awang Damit and Eng Tay. The pieces were curated by Johnni Wong, general manager of The Edge Galerie. Naturally, with the cultural component well taken care of, the food and drink benchmark was kept matchingly high. Chef Korn Yodsuk, the talent behind Erawan at DC Mall, crafted a stunning four-course fusion Thai menu, complemented perfectly by a flight of Macallan whiskies. Throughout the evening, guests took the opportunity to tour the show units, located on the same level, to get a feel of UEM Sunrise’s flair at crafting modern, luxurious living spaces. Coincidentally, 2018 also marks five decades since the company was established or, as its managing director Anwar Syahrin Abdul Ajib more aptly put it, “50 years of building communities”.
UEM Sunrise’s Zadil Hanief Mohd Zaidi, head of strategy, MD & CEO Anwar Syahrin Abdul Majid and CFO Mohd Rastam Shahrom flank Ho Kay Tat (second from right), CEO & Publisher of The Edge Media Group
A special selection of contemporary Malaysian art curated by The Edge Galerie was also on display
Tanny Tee , Sherlynn Tan, Datin Elaine Daly and Datuk Nick Boden, founder, Spine & Joint Clinics
Vincent Seah of DMP Architects, Arthur Tan, Brand Advocate of Macallan Malaysia, Aidil Azman, Director - Investor Relations of MTC Asset Management and Ferhat Nazri-Aziz
Jason Monteiro, Asia marketing director of iflix and Lyndon Felix, CFO, WCE Holdings
Edrington’s Brian Lau and Nicole Sia, senior business development manager, Lendlease
Corinne Lee, Fern Chua, Sharon Teh, chief commercial officer of The Edge and Avinash Satwalekar, CEO of Franklin Templeton Investments
XXArtist Jolly Koh, Johnni Wong, general manager of The Edge Galerie and Datuk Douglas Cheng, co-founder of TrecX
Daly, Mida Bekdache and Claire Sancelot, director of The Hive
Karin Tan, Ho, Teh, Diana Khoo, Editor of Options, and Tee
Donovan Ng, co-founder & deputy CEO, MTC Asset Management, Ho and Devan Linus, CEO & Chief Investment Officer of MTC Asset Management
Syed Haizam Jamalullail, founding principal of Tuas Capital Partners, and artist Sharifah Bahiyah Jamalullail
Karl Loo, CEO & founder of ServisHero
Ignatius Ong, CEO of Firefly Airlines
Datin Elaine Daly and Ferhat Nazri-Aziz, founder, FNA Consultancy
Satwalekar, Nelly Khong and Jerry Lee, managing director of Wearnes Quest
Andrew Cheng, director of Machines, and Malek Bekdache, managing director of L’Oreal
Angela Liu
Sampson Looh, managing director of Pros Holding Group
Joyce Goh, presenter/producer, bfm
Marcia Yim and Julius Lim, CEO of Beaubelle Group
Clara Goh, marketing director of Fendi SEA
Zadil, Mark Lee, deputy general manager - analytics & strategy at Berjaya Corp, Ho and Cheng
Sancelot, Khoo and Goh Miah Kiat, CEO of Karex
Syed Haizam and Anwar Syahrin
Jessica Monteiro and Alice Tan
Jennifer Ker and Fern Chua, founder of fashion label FERN
Vincent Tan, co-founder of Container Hotel Group and Sia
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