Stepping back in time
The era of its birth was long past, having been swallowed by the passage of time, and its original quarters long gone, having been razed by burning flames, but still the Bodhi tree stays rooted to its position.
Ex-chief justice joins Vertice’s board
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Former chief justice Tun Arifin Zakaria has joined the board of Vertice Bhd, formerly known as Voir Holdings Bhd, as a non-executive independent chairman.
Timeless treasures
Where else but in Malaysia is “Have you eaten?” an appropriate alternative to “Good morning”, when salutations are exchanged at the start of the day? Yes, “Dah makan?” is not just a greeting but, in truth, a clue to the collective psyche of the Malaysian people.
Malaysia needs to incentivise material imports to encourage affordable housing
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): Malaysia has to incentivise material imports even more in order to enhance its affordable housing efforts even though it is ahead of other countries, Bernama reported Australia’s Compass Housing Services as saying today.
American woman nabbed for attacking cops, firemen with pepper spray at Mont’Kiara
PETALING JAYA (Feb 5): An American woman was arrested on Saturday (Feb 3) after assaulting several policemen and firemen with pepper spray at a condominium along Jalan Persiaran Dutamas, reported the New Straits Times.
60 premises in Negeri Sembilan do not have fire certificates
SEREMBAN (Feb 2): The Negeri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department has revealed that 60 premises in the state were not issued with fire certificates last year, Bernama reported today.
‘Cloudy outlook for KL, Selangor office markets’
PETALING JAYA (Jan 29): The outlook for Kuala Lumpur and beyond Kuala Lumpur (Selangor) office markets continues to be gloomy, Knight Frank Malaysia said in a report today.
Pesona Metro bags RM161.9m construction job
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 26): Pesona Metro Holdings Bhd has bagged a RM161.
Headwinds in the office market thanks to supply glut
PETALING JAYA (Jan 22): The Kuala Lumpur office market is likely to remain subdued due to supply glut, with developments such as Tun Razak Exchange (TRX), Merdeka PNB 118 and Sapura Tower nearing completion, said property consultancies Edmund Tie & Co (SEA) Pte Ltd and Nawawi Tie Leung Property Consultants Sdn Bhd in their “Kuala Lumpur Q4 2017: Retail sector was undergoing stress test” report.
Vertice falls as much as 8.82% on denying involvement in Penang mega project
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 17): Vertice Bhd, formerly known as Voir Holdings Bhd, fell as much as 8.
