New premium grocer coming to town in the midst of a pandemic

Jan 05

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): A new premium grocery player will be entering the fray this month at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic as the demand for selected grocers continues to rise, several sources say.

Pahang durian farmers get reprieve as they obtain stay from being evicted from plantations

Jan 05

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 5): The Court of Appeal today agreed to grant a stay for some 204 Musang King Raub durian farmers from being evicted from their plantations pending the full appeal being heard in the appellate court.

Alert weather warning, heavy rain in east coast and Sabah

Jan 05

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an alert weather warning with forecast of heavy rain in Kelantan, as well as several areas in Terengganu, Pahang and Sabah today.

(Video) Floods in Pahang, Terengganu worsen, slight improvement in Johor

Jan 04

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3): The flood situation in the East Coast involving Pahang and Terengganu has worsened tonight as the number of evacuees in relief centres is reported to be increasing, while Johor saw a slight drop in number of evacuees, as compared to this evening.

GenM's Resorts World Genting clarifies it remains open, not in EMCO area

Dec 29

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 29): Genting Malaysia Bhd’s (GenM) operating unit Resorts World Genting (RWG) said in its latest notice that it remains open, and that the hotel and casino operator is not operating in the affected area where an enhanced movement control order (EMCO) is being implemented — at the Amber Court and Ria apartments — until Jan 6 to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hotel occupancy rates expected to increase next year

Dec 28

LUMUT (Dec 27): The occupancy rates in hotels nationwide are expected to continue to increase next year when the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) is lifted end of this year.

'Placemaking' redefines the all-important location factor

Dec 25

Location remains the mantra in property buying, but what makes a location? Easy accessibility, proximity to all amenities, close to business hubs are among the must-haves in a good location.

Oh, what a year!

Dec 27

For the Malaysian property and building sector, its struggle with an expanding property overhang over recent years took a double turn with the swift and devastating Covid-19 pandemic onslaught.