Datuk Hisham Othman elected as MRMA chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): The Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA) has named Hektar Asset Management Sdn Bhd CEO Datuk Hisham Othman (pictured) as its chairman in an annual general meeting on June 17.
Phuket may hold key to other Asian tourist hot spots as it reopens July 1
PETALING JAYA (June 16): The plan to reopen the popular tourist island of Phuket in Thailand could serve as an example for other holiday destinations in Asia to relax their borders and attract visitors, said Banyan Tree Holdings executive chairman Ho Kwon Ping in an interview with Bloomberg on June 14.
Malaysian Bar urges government to adopt UK hybrid system and reconvene Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): The Malaysian Bar has joined the list of parties who have made urgent calls for the government to reconvene parliament.
S P Setia’s RM800m sukuk issuance oversubscribed by 2.3 times
KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): Property developer S P Setia Bhd has successfully priced a RM800 million sukuk issuance, proceeds of which will be used for the group’s project development, refinance its borrowings and general corporate purposes.
Najib fails in bid to delay paying RM1.69b in tax as court rules all taxpayers are equal before the law
KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak failed in his application for a stay of a decision by the High Court last July 22 to allow the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) to enter a summary judgement against the politician and require him to pay tax arrears of RM1.
IRB denies malice, political interference behind its bankruptcy filing against Najib
KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): The Inland Revenue Board today denied at the High Court here that there was any malice on its part in filing a bankruptcy notice against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for owing RM1.
SMK Convent Bukit Nanas drops legal action against govt as lease officially extended for 60 years
KUALA LUMPUR (June 3): The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur, which runs Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) (pictured), has halted its legal challenge against the government’s decision on non-renewal of its land lease due to expire on Sept 6 this year.
DONE DEAL: Villa at The Maestro, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
Read also DONE DEAL: Two-storey bungalow at Taman Tan Yew Lai, Kuala Lumpur DONE DEAL: 2½-storey factory at SILC, Nusa Jaya, Johor Tucked away in Bukit Pantai Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, The Maestro is a four-storey building that comprises four pool villas units.
Najib applies to strike out RM1.69b bankruptcy notice and for a stay, alleging mala fide
KUALA LUMPUR (June 2): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) has applied for a stay and the striking out of the bankruptcy notice of RM1.
