News about Malaysian

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): The Medan Imbi building owner has offered to buy the two plots of land where the six-storey building and fruit stall is situated.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): The Election Commission (EC) has warned candidates in the Cameron Highlands parliamentary by-election that they may face stern action if they flout election regulations by treating voters to meals, giving gifts, holding official functions and misusing government assets for campaigning.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 14): The former prime minister had been asked to explain why the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) had sold a prized plot to Finance Ministry special purpose vehicle, Aset Tanah Negara Bhd (ATNB) instead of directly to the ultimate buyer, by MRB chairman Sankara Nair.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): With the sluggish property market in Malaysia, it is not surprising to see local property players expanding their presence to other countries, notably Australia and the UK.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 12): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd has not yet paid contractors of the light rail transit 3 (LRT 3) for work done up to Sept 30 last year worth RM800 million, sources told The Edge.

  PUTRAJAYA (Jan 11): After paying several bribes that were demanded, after a period of four years, one contractor had had enough and reported the matter to the MACC and proceeded to help them nab the officer.

“Come in, COME IN,” calls out Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, 67, with a wide welcoming grin which immediately dispelled any pesky butterflies in my stomach ahead of a meeting in Ipoh with one of Malaysia’s most loved and revered cartoonists.

There seems to have been an increase in the number of opinion pieces and articles prognosticating a gloomy future for the Malaysian economy in 2019.