Malay Mail to cease print edition on Dec 1, retrench 50 workers
PETALING JAYA (Oct 25): Malay Mail is ceasing its print edition on Dec 1 to turn fully digital.
Najib, Irwan faces 6 CBT charges for misappropriation of RM6.64b govt funds
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): Charge sheets show that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) and former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah will be slapped with six counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) for misappropriation of some RM6.
Bring back Home Ownership Campaign from '98-'99, says developer
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Glomac Bhd CEO and managing director Datuk Seri FD Iskandar has proposed that the government reintroduce the Home Ownership Campaign from two decades ago next year to reduce the number of overhang properties.
Court: Train driver in Taiwan crash switched off speed control before accident
YILAN, TAIWAN (Oct 24): The driver of a train in Taiwan that was involved in an accident that took 18 lives told a court here on Tuesday that he had “switched off the speed-control system”, a court official said, Reuters reported.
Hishamuddin's efforts to find Jho Low unnecessary, says deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): A deputy minister has questioned the action of former defence minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein to look for fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, in China to assist the investigations into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Johor moves to revive sick and abandoned projects
JOHOR BARU (Oct 23): In a move to help house buyers affected by sick and abandoned private housing projects, the state government says it will take proactive measures.
Najib says Malaysia will not get back RM10bil from ECRL cancellation
PETALING JAYA (Oct 23): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has refuted Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng's claim that Malaysia will get back RM10.
Musical fountain not built by us, says PPES Works (Sarawak) and Naim Land
KUCHING (Oct 23): Both PPES Works (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd (PPES) and NAIM Land Sdn Bhd (NAIM) have clarified that they were not involved in the construction of the Darul Hana musical fountain on the Sarawak River in front of Sarawak's Dewan Undangan Negeri building, as mentioned in recent media reports.
Solar power producers to enjoy better rebates from TNB next year
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): Members of the public who generate solar energy for personal use will soon get rebates from Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) at the same consumption tariff under the revised net energy metering (NEM) programme.