Thief sneaks into 19th floor unit from toilet window
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): A thief sneaked into a unit on the 19th floor of an apartment building in Taman Daya, Johor Bahru last week through an open toilet window.
Report: MCO impacts household spending
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The Movement Control Order (MCO) to combat the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the country’s household spending patterns, recording a decrease of RM3,504 or 55%, reported The Malaysian Reserve (TMR) based on figures by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).
Brooklyn landlord cancels rent for hundreds of tenants
KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): New York landlord Mario Salerno, who has 18 apartment buildings, posted signs saying tenants in his buildings did not need to pay April rent, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Report: Berjaya Corp to build luxury hotel, apartment in Greenland
KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): Following its disposal of the five-star Four Seasons Kyoto hotel in Japan recently, Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) has now set its sights on Greenland for a luxury hotel and apartment project in the country’s capital of Nuuk, according to a Norwegian news report.
COVID-19: New guideline for NGOs distributing aid
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): The Social and Welfare Department has announced new guideline for NGOs distributing aid directly to the needy impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, Malaysikini reported today.
Malaysia chosen by WHO to take part in joint research to test COVID-19 cure
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Malaysia has been chosen by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the countries to participate in joint research to test the medicine for COVID-19, according to Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Office and industrial REITs unlikely to give free rental during MCO period
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Office and industrial real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Malaysia are unlikely to offer free rental or rebates during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period currently in place in the country due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.
Jho Low's Los Angeles mansion finally sold for RM175.69 million — less than half its purchase price in 2012
KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): After spending almost a year on the market, a mansion perched atop the Hollywood Hills that was purchased by Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) for a record US$38.
HR Ministry: Employers must continue to pay full salary, allowance to all workers during partial lockdown
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Employers have to pay the full salary of all employees — including allowances — during the March 18-31 Movement Control Order period, said the Ministry of Human Resources (MoHR).
DBKL tells contractors to adhere to Movement Control Order
PETALING JAYA (March 18): Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has reminded its contractors that it is mandatory for the construction sector to heed the Movement Control Order which takes effect today until March 31, 2020.
