Former JCorp CEO Muhammad Ali passes away at 70
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Former Johor Corp (JCorp) president and chief executive officer (CEO) Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim has passed away at the age of 70, according to a Bernama report.
An elevated botanical oasis in Canary Wharf
British physician and keen botanist Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward was studying a chrysalis in a sealed glass container when it dawned on him that things could actually grow within the casing.
FIC hotel purchase probe ongoing, don't speculate, says MACC
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 26): There should not be any speculation concerning the purchase of the four-star hotel in Kensington, London, by Felda Investment Corporation (FIC) as the case is still under probe, said Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy chief commissioner (Operation) Azam Baki, Bernama reported today.
Deputy minister refutes Rafizi’s claim about Felda’s London assets
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Razali Ibrahim has denied opposition lawmaker Mohd Rafizi Ramli’s claim that a Felda Investment Corp Sdn Bhd (FIC) subsidiary was registered on the very day the lawmaker “revealed” that the firm does not own its hotels in London.
Felda overpaid for Grand Plaza apartments, says Rafizi
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Opposition lawmaker Rafizi Ramli has alleged that the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) had overpaid approximately RM180 million (about £30 million) for the £95.
EcoWorld hits RM3.95 bil sales in first 10 months of FY2017
PETALING JAYA (Sept 14): Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld Malaysia) and its international property arm EcoWorld International Bhd (EWI) announced that as at Aug 31, 2017, they have achieved a total sales of RM3.
Syed Mohamed is now Encorp chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 26): Encorp Bhd has appointed former banker Datuk Syed Mohamed Syed Ibrahim as its chairman, replacing Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, who resigned in mid-August amid an anti-graft probe over the purchase of a luxury hotel in Kensington, London.
MACC to meet witnesses overseas over London hotel probe
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will have to go to foreign shores to continue its investigations into Felda Investment Corp’s (FIC) London hotel purchase.
Mohd Isa is a suspect, not witness, says MACC
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): Former Felda chairperson Mohd Isa Samad is a suspect in the purchase of two hotels by Felda Investment Corp (FIC), the MACC confirmed today.
Lower property sales and high staff costs hit Enra’s 1Q earnings
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 18): Lower property sales and higher staff costs have dragged Enra Group Bhd’s first quarter earnings down, with net profit falling 19.
