'RM2 stores' grow 'quietly and below the radar'
PETALING JAYA (Nov 14): They have been called different names such as fixed-price, low-priced, general merchandise or discount stores but are popularly known as RM2 stores.
The real estate alternative
As landowners and real estate players vex over the dismal property outlook amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, another alternative asset class has emerged from the robust e-commerce to open up many business opportunities – data centre.
The EdgeProp Malaysia's Best Managed & Sustainable Property Awards 2021 back with new award category
PETALING JAYA (Nov 11): The annual EdgeProp Malaysia’s Best Managed & Sustainable Property Awards 2021 (BMSPA) is back with a new award category specially designed for repurposed buildings.
Budget 2021: Beware of demand and supply mismatch of affordable housings - Savills (Malaysia)
PETALING JAYA (Nov 9): The government's effort in promoting public housing and affordable homes is laudable, but it is equally important to ensure the supply meets the actual market needs, said Savills (Malaysia) managing director Datuk Paul Khong.
Budget 2021 addresses needs of rakyat, businesses amid Covid-19, say
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): Budget 2021 addresses the lives and livelihoods of all Malaysians amid the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the chairmen of Bursa Malaysia Bhd and Khazanah Research Institute (KRI).
Budget 2021: Structured system needed for digital transformation of construction industry – PAM
PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): On digitalisation of the construction industry, Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) president Datuk Ezumi Harzani Ismail hopes that the grant allocated would not be targeted only to help companies to acquire software and hardware, but also to develop a structured system that would promote the usage of Building Information Modelling (BIM).
BNM maintains OPR at 1.75% at final monetary policy meeting for 2020
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.
MAB Kargo confirms 17 coronavirus cases among its employees
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd, a sister company of Malaysia Airlines Bhd, said 17 Covid-19 cases had been detected among its employees this week.
Robinsons shuts its doors in Malaysia and Singapore as it falls victim to Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Robinsons, the retailer that has been in business for more than 160 years, is shutting all remaining stores in Malaysia and Singapore for good as it falls victim to the Covid-19 pandemic which has sharply reduced consumer demand.
Malaysian cinemas to temporarily suspend operations from November
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): The Malaysian Association of Film Exhibitors (MAFE) has collectively decided to temporarily suspend operations.
