Bugged by protests, more Hong Kong folk are interested in MM2H
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): Property consultants have revealed that interest in the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme has increased significantly from Hong Kong residents this year.
20 more Giant and Cold Storage stores to close?
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Hong Kong-based retailer Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd (DFI) has neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of a list — of 22 Giant and Cold Storage stores identified to be shut nationwide — that went viral on social media.
Rosmah seeks RM500,000 security costs from Lebanese jeweller
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor through her lawyers had sought RM500,000 in security costs from Lebanese jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL over their suit against her regarding 44 pieces of jewellery worth more than US$14.
Thai REIT backs out of plan to buy two KL hotels: Report
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Stock Exchange of Thailand-listed Strategic Hospitality Extendable Freehold and Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust (SHREIT) has decided to “back out of a deal to acquire two hotels” here, reported The Edge Malaysia.
Nearby developments causing homes to crack, claim residents
Kajang (Aug 13): Cracking walls and sudden sinkholes are worrying residents of Bandar Damai Perdana 2 in Kajang, who claimed the damage is caused by rock blasting activities at two project sites nearby.
Number of Chinese tourists to Malaysia increasing
PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): China’s recent economic slowdown has not seemed to curtail its citizens from holidaying abroad, and Malaysia has been one of the beneficiairies of it.
17 former and current Goldman Sachs directors slapped with criminal charges over 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): 17 current and former Goldman Sachs directors belonging to three of its subsidiaries have been slapped with criminal charges over their handling of the 1 Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, with the government seeking custodial sentences.
ECM Libra buys three more hotels for RM62m
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): ECM Libra Financial Group Bhd is buying three hotels, together with the land where they are built on, from Tune Hotels Sdn Bhd for RM62.
Lawyer sues Guan Eng and govt over ‘unconstitutional’ departure levy
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): A lawyer has mounted a legal challenge against the Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng and the government over the imposition on a levy for Malaysians wanting to travel overseas, which will take effect next month.
