Vsolar buys minor stakes in Meridian and Symphony Life for RM15.17m
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): Vsolar Group Bhd, which undertook share placements and rights issue to raise fresh capital for the renewable energy business, has spent RM15.
Defects turning new house owners’ delight to dismay
Complaint One: “I received the keys to our home and to our dismay, the property had many defects, ranging from minor problems to major misalignments of the walls and beams.
FMM calls on govt to open all economic sectors under recovery phase, do away with red tape
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has urged the government to open up all economic sectors under the recovery phase and do away with the “approval letter” requirement and just base it on the vaccination rates and the digital certificate as the criteria and strictly following the standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Wahid: Foreign worker issue needs immediate attention as planters, glovemakers face forced labour claims
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Economic Club of Kuala Lumpur (ECKL) advisory council chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar said today Malaysia needs to reform its labour policies to address matters including the country’s foreign worker issue which needs immediate attention amid forced labour allegations against oil palm planters and rubber glove manufacturers.
ECKL welcomes govt's announcement to move Klang Valley into Phase 2 of NRP; clearer prospects of achieving 4% GDP growth
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Economic Club of Kuala Lumpur (ECKL) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar has welcomed the government’s announcement to move Klang Valley into the second phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), pointing out that this move will make the prospects of achieving 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year clearer.
Finance Minister: Malaysia on recovery path supported by reopening of economy
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Malaysian economy is now on the path to recovery supported by the reopening of more economic sectors and it is estimated to chart better growth for 2022, said Minister of Finance Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
Walk-in vaccinations in Klang Valley to end after Sept 15 — Adham Baba
PUTRAJAYA (Sept 8): The Covid-19 walk-in vaccination programme in the Klang Valley will end after Sept 15, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
Guan Eng's Penang undersea tunnel project corruption trial postponed due to Covid-19 quarantine
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): The hearing for the corruption trial of former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng involving the Penang undersea tunnel project, which was supposed to resume today till Friday (Sept 10), has been postponed.
RHB stays neutral on property sector as new MM2H rules seen having minimal negative impact
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): RHB Research has maintained its “neutral” rating on the property sector, and said it expects the new Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme rules not to have a positive impact on the sector, nor a significant negative impact.
PEPS: Malaysia may lose RM3.7b from stricter MM2H policies
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): The new proposed policies of Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme will result in at least RM3.
