Travel bubbles and health passports
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): One industry that needs to be “resuscitated” from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is the tourism segment.
Sime Darby Property to rollout RM2.5b worth of projects in 2021
PETALING JAYA (Feb 25): Sime Darby Property is eyeing to launch projects with a gross development value (GDV) of RM2.
DONE DEAL: Terraced house at Bukit Mandarina, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Read also DONE DEAL: Double-storey shophouse at Bandar Baru UDA, Johor Bahru, Johor DONE DEAL: Bungalow house at TTDI Hills, TTDI, Kuala Lumpur Developed by Manda’rina Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of IJM Land in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, the two-phase Bukit Mandarina was fully completed in 2010.
Covid-19: Food diva Nigella Lawson 'head in a spin’ after getting call for vaccination
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): English foodwriter and TV chef Nigella Lawson (pictured) has announced on Twitter that her "head is in a spin" when she received an invitation from the UK’s NHS to get her Covid-19 vaccination, reported the Daily Express.
Last year's aggressive OPR cuts enough to drive growth for now, says BNM governor
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is neither hawkish nor dovish, but it is defensive on the direction of the overnight policy rate (OPR).
Choong Kai Wai and Koe Peng Kang to helm SP Setia, effective Oct 1
SETIA ALAM (Feb 2): S P Setia Bhd CEO Datuk Khor Chap Jen and deputy president and COO Datuk Wong Tuck Wai will be retiring by the end of September 2021, the company has appointed Datuk Choong Kai Wai to succeed Khor and Datuk Koe Peng Kang to succeed Wong effective Oct 1, 2021.
Zuraida awarded “Datuk” title on Federal Territory Day
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 1): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) and senior minister for education Radzi Jidin have been conferred the Panglima Mahkota Wilayah award - the “Datuk” title, by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in conjunction with this year's Federal Territory Day.
Govt establishes Emergency Management Technical Committee to monitor implementation of Emergency Ordinance
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 26): The government has established an Emergency Management Technical Committee to monitor issues related to the implementation and management of the Emergency Ordinance (Essential Powers 2021) that has been effective since Jan 12 until Aug 1.
Richard Branson's youthhood home up for sale
Tarnyard Farm, the home where Sir Richard Branson spent his youth days, has been listed on the market at a price of £4 million (RM22 million) in October 2020 by United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty.
