GLCs need to be run by professionals, says World Bank's lead public sector specialist
KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Government-linked companies (GLCs) need to be run by professionals, opined World Bank lead public sector specialist Rajni Bajpai.
MEF urges employers to help achieve herd immunity sooner, recommends initiatives like time off work for vaccination
KUALA LUMPUR (June 8): The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) urged employers to take a more active role in aiding the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP), to achieve herd immunity as soon as possible.
Azeez's appeal to strike out graft, money laundering charges fixed for Sept 6
PUTRAJAYA (June 8): Former Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim's (pictured) appeal to strike out all his 13 corruption and money laundering charges has been fixed for Sept 6 by the Court of Appeal.
NUBE calls out HSBC Malaysia for announcing layoff exercise during lockdown
KUALA LUMPUR (Jun 6): The National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) is protesting against the voluntary separation scheme (VSS) and mutual separation scheme (MSS) announced by HSBC Bank Malaysia on June 3, 2021.
Following RM197m land sale to UEM Sunrise, Accolade looks to expand land bank
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Accolade Land Sdn Bhd, which has just sold its prime freehold land in Cheras for RM197 million to UEM Sunrise Bhd, said it will utilise the proceeds from the sale for further land purchases to increase its land bank, which is in line with its long-term strategy growth.
Sunway Onsen Suites’ first tower achieves 90% take-up rate
IPOH (June 4): Sunway Onsen Suites, developed by Sunway Property, has achieved a take-up rate of 90% for its first tower comprising 252 units serviced suites.
Khairy: ‘Incentives’ being considered to shore up vaccination
KUALA LUMPUR (June 4): Malaysia is looking at providing incentives to shore up registration for Covid-19 vaccination, which remains near 50% of the adult population.
1.11m individuals complete two-dose vaccination
KUALA LUMPUR (June 3): Malaysia had administered 3.
ECRL Dungun tunnel breaks through six months ahead of schedule
KUALA LUMPUR (June 2): The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has reached a major milestone as it achieved a tunnel breakthrough at the 871-metre single-bore Terowong Dungun in Terengganu six months ahead of schedule.
Covid-19: Putrajaya wants to reach herd immunity by end-2021, says PM
KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): The government is targeting to complete the National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme across Malaysia by December 2021, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
