A bridge between people and plants
Permaculture is derived from two words – permanent and agriculture.
Dangerous levels of lead in Penang playgrounds
PETALING JAYA (Oct 25): A study by the International Persistent Organic Pollutants Elimination Network (Ipen) and the Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) found that playgrounds in Penang contain dangerously high levels of lead, Malaysiakini reported today.
Pavilion REIT 3Q NPI slips on higher expenses, pays 2.04 sen
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust’s (REIT) net property income fell 3.
FundMyHome at SCxSC Fintech Conference
PETALING JAYA (Oct 22): FundMyHome (FMH) is currently taking part in the two-day SCxSC Fintech Conference organised by Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).
Musa Aman acquitted of five out of 35 corruption charges
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 18): Former Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman has been acquitted of five charges, amounting to about US$13.
Widad Group to take over RM861.6m UiTM concession via Serendah Heights buy
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Widad Group Bhd, which is principally involved in construction and integrated facilities management, is forking out RM95.
New foreign buying threshold should be location-based and limited to unsold completed units
PETALING JAYA (Oct 11): The new minimum price threshold for the foreign purchase of high-rise residential property should be location-based and limited to completed units that remain unsold for at least a year, suggested Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia chairman Tan Sri Eddy Chen (pictured).
Rent-to-own financing scheme to be introduced
PETALING JAYA (Oct 11): The government has announced the introduction of a Rent-to-own (RTO) financing scheme to help prospective first-time homebuyers who are unable to afford the initial 10% deposit or the financing for the purchase of a home under RTO schemes.
Ex-1MDB CEO agrees that TIA was not Najib's idea
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi concedes before the High Court today that the beleaguered state-owned fund was not the ‘baby’ of Datuk Seri Najib Razak as its inception was not mooted by the former prime minister.
Shahrol: I wouldn't blame Najib for trusting Jho Low
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, former CEO of Terengganu Investment Authority Bhd (TIA) and then 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), agreed with the defence’s suggestion that he does not blame former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for trusting fugitive financier Low Taek Jho and Casey Tang Keng Chee, which was former 1MDB executive director of business development.
