70 pregnant women have died from Covid-19 complications — MOH
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): Seventy pregnant women across Malaysia have to date died of complications from the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
Covid-19 cases breach 20,000 mark again with second-highest daily figure of 20,780 new cases on Aug 11
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Malaysia's daily Covid-19 cases breached the 20,000 mark again, with 20,780 new infections reported today — its second-highest daily figure so far — up from 19,991 infections yesterday.
BNM: Standardised Base Rate to be used as reference rate for retail floating-rate loans from August 2022
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today released the revised Reference Rate Framework that will take effect from Aug 1, 2022, under which the Standardised Base Rate will replace the Base Rate (BR) as the reference rate for new retail floating-rate loans.
Ultra-rich buying frenzy supports Singapore home price growth
SINGAPORE (Aug 11): The ultra-rich are eyeing luxury across the world and exclusive and high-end properties here are one of the investments that they are looking at, reported Bloomberg.
Real Capital Analytics: S’pore is top destination for overseas real estate investments in 1H2021
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Singapore’s real estate investment growth doubled to US$4.
Singapore Tampines HDB using cool paint to reduce temperature
SINGAPORE (August 11): A large-scale pilot project will take place in Tampines where heat-reflective paint will be painted on some 130 housing blocks in an effort to reduce ambient temperature by 2°C, reported The Straits Times.
It's real. Emirates ad filmed on the top of the Burj Khalifa
DUBAI (Aug 11): Standing at 828m, Burj Khalifa by Emaar is the world's tallest building.
Earthquake in Indonesia: Tremors felt in KL and PJ
PETALING JAYA (Aug 11): Tremors that shook buildings were felt in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya owing to an earthquake in Indonesia, The Star reported today.
DONE DEAL: Warehouse at Bandar Metro Puchong, Puchong, Selangor
Read also DONE DEAL: Serviced residence at Seventeen Residences, Petaling Jaya, Selangor DONE DEAL: Condominium at Residensi 22, Mont’Kiara, Kuala Lumpur Bandar Metro Puchong is within easy reach of the main Puchong town centre with a full range of amenities such as hypermarkets and shopping malls, restaurants and entertainment outlets, medical centres and more.
Singapore: WeWork launches initiative to support start-ups
SINGAPORE (Aug 11): Co-working operator WeWork has launched an initiative to support start-ups here, gathering an entrepreneurial community that operates from its offices and encouraging resource-sharing among the start-ups.
