Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR ‘wide open’ to all

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project is “wide open” to all and both countries will choose the builder based on merit from a tender expected to be opened in December, said MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal (pic), according to a Bloomberg report.

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Syed Mohamed is now Encorp chairman

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 26): Encorp Bhd has appointed former banker Datuk Syed Mohamed Syed Ibrahim as its chairman, replacing Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, who resigned in mid-August amid an anti-graft probe over the purchase of a luxury hotel in Kensington, London.

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Red Carpet 2 @ i-City opens today

SHAH ALAM (AUG 15): Malaysia’s first interactive wax museum in Malaysia, Red Carpet 2 @ i-City in Shah Alam, was launched today by Malaysia Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz.

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Location blamed for unsold low-cost homes

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Industry players say the perceived slow demand in low-cost housing units is mainly due to difficulty in securing financing, unsuitable location of projects as well as a shift in demand towards better quality projects.

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