The palace will ask party leaders to nominate their MP of choice to be PM
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): The palace has decided to ask party leaders to nominate their MP of choice to be the next prime minister.
S&P: Malaysia’s broader economic outlook could weaken if political impasse persists
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Malaysia’s broader economic outlook could weaken if significant uncertainty over the formation of the new government continues for long, said S&P Global Ratings.
Castanea semidees at Setia Alam 65% taken up over weekend launch
PETALING JAYA: S P Setia Bhd’s Castanea homes in Setia Alam, Selangor, which were launched on the weekend of Feb 15 and 16, have seen well over half of the 52 double-storey semidee homes priced above RM1 million snapped up.
No Dewan Rakyat sitting on Monday, March 2
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): There will be no special Dewan Rakyat sitting on Monday, March 2, as announced by interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Report: Prime site in Hong Kong to be offered not just based on highest bid
PETALING JAYA (Feb 28): Despite the economic downturn, the Hong Kong government is confident it can employ an unconventional approach to sell a prime commercial site in the Central business district.
Property market recovery scuttled
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) expects the property market to be adversely affected by the current challenges being faced by the country particularly the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the political crisis which has seen the fall of the Pakatan Harapan government and the resignation of the prime minister.
In search of a RM250,000 home
Ng Cun Mei, 40, never considered getting her own home until she was told to move time and again from her rental homes because the landlords were selling off their properties.
Concrete slab smashes toilet in Singapore flat, narrowly misses domestic worker
SINGAPORE (Feb 28): A concrete slab fell broke off from the ceiling of a Toa Payoh flat in Singapore and smashed into a toilet bowl just as a foreign domestic helper in her 20s was just about to clean it on Wednesday, Today reported yesterday.
MAHB falls 2.34% on being called to provide rebates on rental and landing charges
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Shares in Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) fell as much 2.
Government unveils RM20b stimulus package to boost spending
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): The Malaysian government has allocated RM20 billion under a stimulus package to boost the sluggish economy by putting more cash into the hands of consumers and providing tax reliefs to sectors particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 outbreak.
