Sabah dengue cases on the rise
KOTA KINABALU (July 24): The number of dengue cases recorded in Sabah up to July 21 of this year has risen to 1,791.
Ideas: Malaysia needs to be ready for the property bubble to burst
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): The Malaysian government needs to be ready for the nation's property bubble to burst and the risk that this could lead to an economic crisis, following spectacular growth in the high-end property segment, according to the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas).
CCC-ECRL confirms staff lay-offs following suspension of ECRL project
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) has taken the necessary steps to rationalise its workforce in view of the finance ministry’s (MoF) instruction to suspend work on the 688km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, according to its media statement yesterday.
ECRL contractor confirms staff layoffs
PETALING JAYA (July 23): China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) has confirmed that it is rationalising its staff count following the suspension of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), without stating the number of employees cut.
CAP says RM1b loan for Penang Transport Plan may burden Penang residents
PETALING JAYA (July 23): The Penang state government should not be asking for the RM 1 billion loan to accelerate the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) implementation and the Federal Government should not be providing such a loan, said the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) in a press release today.
'Off River Storage' project status in question
MELAKA (July 23): The status of the RM300 million Off River Storage (ORS) project needs clarification by the state government, according to Syarikat Air Melaka Bhd (SAMB).
High Court dismisses JAKS' injunction bid to halt RM50m payment to Star, JAKS to appeal
KUALA LUMPUR(July 23): The Kuala Lumpur High Court has dismissed an Erinford Injunction application filed by a subsidiary of JAKS Resources Bhd, JAKS Island Circle Sdn Bhd (JIC).
Is this Malaysia’s most expensive office suite?
PETALING JAYA (July 23): Amid Malaysia’s soft office market, luxury serviced office and co-working space provider Colony Space Asia Sdn Bhd revealed a prototype for its future luxury office suites called Jamestown Suite today.
Malaysia to table SST bill in Parliament next week
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong said today that the Malaysian government hopes to table the sales and services tax (SST) bill in Parliament next week to replace the goods and services tax (GST).
Soft loan from federal govt will help expedite Penang’s PTMP projects
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): A soft loan from Putrajaya will allow the planned Pan Island Link (PIL) and the light rail transit (LRT) system projects in Penang to be implemented simultaneously, Bernama reported chief minister Chow Kon Yeow saying yesterday.
