Country Garden appoints new president for Malaysia-Singapore market
GELANG PATAH (Aug 25): Country Garden Group has appointed Peng Guoqiang (pictured) as its regional president for Malaysia-Singapore.
New Zealand opens bars, four-day work week idea floated
KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): Bars and pubs opened in New Zealand for the first time in months today, as restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus were eased further and the government looked to revive economic activity, Reuters reported today.
New Zealand: No new Covid-19 cases for first time since mid-March
KUALA LUMPUR (May 4) New Zealand today recorded no new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus for the first time since March 16, Reuters reported.
New Zealand scores significant victory against Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday said her country had scored a significant victory against the spread of Covid-19, as Kiwis began a phased exit from lockdown, reported Channel News Asia (CNA).
COVID-19: New Zealand declares national emergency as country records 205 cases
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today declared a state of national emergency as the country prepared to go into a complete lockdown at midnight for a month to stem the COVID-19 outbreak.
Smoking hot goodness — Augustine Smokery
It was one fine Easter holiday when Henry Augustine Chuah, who was still a college student then, felt a great urge to pick up charcuterie and food-smoking.
AmBank ex-CFO's silent disappearance at Bank of New Zealand leaves vacuum of information
KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): Speculations have surfaced regarding AmBank Group ex-chief financial officer (CFO) Mandy Rutherford (pictured) after she withdrew from taking up one of the most senior banking roles in New Zealand in March 2018.
Burger King grilled over chopsticks ad in NZ
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): Burger King has removed a promotional video in New Zealand showing customers trying to eat burgers with chopsticks after “an outcry” in China and from Asian communities the world over.
New Zealand ban on foreign buyers kicks in
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): The bulk of foreigners will not be allowed to buy homes (unless they are newly built apartments) in the rugby mad country starting from today.
New Zealand bans foreign homebuyers
WELLINGTON (August 15): New Zealand's parliament passed a law on Wednesday to ban many non-resident foreigners from buying existing homes, reports Reuters.
