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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CIDB: Malaysia lags behind in IBS adoption

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Malaysia still has some catching up to do in the realm of industrialised building system (IBS) owing to issues such as construction joints, standardisation of components size and economies of scale.

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Hong Kong to introduce flats with fireproof shelters on each floor

PETALING JAYA (March 20): New private housing estates featuring fireproof shelters on each floor will hit the Hong Kong (pictured) market from the second half of this year as a means of protecting elderly and disabled residents who cannot flee the flames on time, reported the South China Morning Post.

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Ex-Felda chairman, GM signed Jalan Semarak land transfer docs

PETALING JAYA (March 12): Former Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) chairman Tan Sri Isa Samad and an unnamed general manager at the agency were the two individuals who signed the Power of Attorney (PA) for Felda’s land at Jalan Semarak in Kuala Lumpur, Parliament was told today.

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