China ambassador sees no changes on ECRL so far

KUALA LUMPUR (May 27): There have been no changes made to the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) mega project so far, according to China’s ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian “As far as I know, there are no changes in ECRL project," Bernama reported him telling the media after visiting the second cub of the panda couple, Xing Xing and Liang Liang at the Giant Panda Conservation Centre of the National Zoo here yesterday.

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Bursa suspends short selling of Cahya Mata Sarawak again

KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): Bursa Malaysia has again suspended the proprietary day trader (PDT) and intraday short selling (IDSS) activities of Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMSB) for the rest of the day, after the last done price had dropped by more than 15 sen or 15% from the reference price.

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Ideas: Property-related election pledges may hurt real estate market

PETALING JAYA (May 15): Election pledges made by the new Pakatan Harapan (Pakatan) government regarding affordable housing and the property market at large may hurt the industry as the new government seeks to further control the market which could potentially prevent its self-correction, said Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) senior fellow Dr Carmelo Ferlito.

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BizSmart Challenge 2018 turns to reality TV, with RM1m worth of prizes

KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The annual BizSmart Challenge — Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd’s flagship programme to nurture and grow small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) — is back for its fifth year, and this time in the format of a reality TV show, with cash and media coverage prizes totalling RM1 million to be won.

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