Is e-commerce paying off for retailers?
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): With the long drawn out effort to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, e-commerce has been touted as the saviour for retailers as consumers spend less time and money at physical stores.
Canadian city councillor wants background checks for property developers
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): A councillor from the Canadian city of Vancouver wants more stringent checks on the backgrounds of those applying for property development permits, The Edge Malaysia reported.
MCO: The impact on hotel transactions
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): The various movement controls since March last year imposed by the government to combat the Covid-19 pandemic have no doubt been a big blow to the hospitality and tourism industries.
Report: Study shows Covid-19 infection may reduce fertility in men
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Men infected by Covid-19 may experience damaged sperm quality and reduced fertility, AFP reported today based on a study that was published in the journal Reproduction.
Eight in 10 say ‘yes’ to Covid-19 vaccine, Edge poll finds
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Eight in 10 Malaysians agree to be vaccinated for Covid-19 and five out of 10 want the jab immediately (49.
Khairuddin's lawyer to serve Muhyiddin suit challenging emergency proclamation
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): A lawyer for Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan (pictured), a stalwart supporter of former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, said he would serve his client's suit challenging the emergency proclamation to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and the government today.
Do not pay beyond 50% until property fully redeemed by developer
It sounds incredulous, but banks had initiated foreclosure proceedings against homebuyers, not because the latter had failed to pay their instalments, but to recover loans which their developers had defaulted! And this was legal because the developers had secured their loans by using the purchasers’ houses as collateral! The crux of the problem was that the Housing and Local Government Ministry’s (KPKT) prescribed sale and purchase agreement (SPA) allowed developers to build houses with the instalments of the purchase price paid by purchasers from the day the SPAs were signed.
Moody's affirms Malaysia's A3 rating with stable outlook; expects its mid-term growth prospects to remain strong
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): Moody's Investors Service today affirmed the Malaysian government's local and foreign currency long-term issuer and local currency senior unsecured debt ratings at A3, and kept its outlook at stable.
Report: FT Land and Mines Office postpones objection date for degazetting of land
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): The Federal Territories (FT) Land and Mines Office has postponed the objection date for the degazetting of a plot of land in the city reserved for public use, The Star reported today.
Aspen Group to award machinery procurement for Aspen gloves by early Feb, to launch new projects worth RM500m within its Aspen Vision City masterplan
SINGAPORE (Jan 28): Aspen Group will officially begin trading on the Mainboard of the SGX-ST on Jan 28 following its transfer from the Catalist board.
