Netizens praise cops over quick action in Cheras MRT robbery/assault, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Netizens are over the moon with the arrest of a man believed to have assaulted and robbed a woman in a lift at the Taman Mutiara MRT station in Cheras on Valentine’s Day last week, reported the New Straits Times (NST).
Prices not going down with SST — deputy finance minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah has been reported as saying that implementation of the Sales and Services Tax (SST) has not reduced the prices of goods.
‘Quicker approvals for developers who use standardised IBS models’
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): The housing and local government ministry and works ministry have come up with several models of industrialised building system (IBS) homes that, if used by developers in constructing affordable homes, will result in quicker project approvals.
Boustead accepts offer to sell Royale Chulan Bukit Bintang for RM197m
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Boustead Holdings Bhd announced today it is disposing of its Royale Chulan Bukit Bintang Hotel business to Singapore-based Hotel Royal Ltd for RM197 million.
Jagdeep: Penang South Reclamation project to be presented in April – report
GEORGE TOWN (Feb 19): The Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project will be presented at the National Physical Plan Council (MPFN) in April, state exco Jagdeep Singh Deo said today.
MBPJ seizes items from Bandar Sri Damansara homes owing RM1.1m in arrears – report
PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) enforcement officers raided 500 homes in Bandar Sri Damansara belonging to people who owe RM1.
SunCon wins RM781m Tenaga campus development project
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) has bagged a contract from Tenaga Nasional Bhd to develop a campus along Jalan Bangsar for RM781.
Govt calls on employers to hire workers over age 60
PUTRAJAYA (Feb 19): The Human Resources Ministry has called on employers to give a "preference for extension" for employment of workers who are above the retirement age of 60.
Highly-combustible cladding still used in Melbourne buildings, including healthcare centres – report
PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): Highly-flammable aluminium composite cladding were found on several buildings in Melbourne – including a number of healthcare centres adjacent to a hospital, reported Australian newspaper The Age.
