No contracts signed, no selfies taken
PUTRAJAYA (April 10): In contrast to two previous high-profile meetings between Malaysia and Singapore’s premiers, there were neither happy selfies taken nor major infrastructure contracts signed yesterday.
Dr M: NSC Act amendment will limit PM’s power
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): The Bill to amend the National Security Council Act 2016 will provide some barriers to the power of the Prime Minister, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Malaysia, Singapore commit to resolve maritime and airspace boundary issues amicably
PUTRAJAYA (Apr 10): Both Malaysia and Singapore are committed to resolve the issues surrounding maritime and airspace boundaries between the two countries in a peaceful manner, without causing further friction between them.
HRDF top executive and deputies pocketed RM1.25mil in bonuses leading up to general election — report
PETALING JAYA (April 9): The Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) reportedly paid a top executive and three deputies at the fund with bonuses totalling RM1.
EPF adopts UN-supported principles for responsible investment
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) announced today that it has signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UN-suported PRI), under which it has pledged its commitment towards environment, social and governance (ESG) best practices and sustainable investing principles.
DBKL to potentially recoup RM466m from land deals review, says Khalid
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The review of 97 Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) land deals is slated to recoup RM466 million to the Federal Territories Ministry's coffers, said its minister Khalid Abdul Samad.
Sunway REIT's proposed RM10b perpentual bonds more good than bad, says HLIB Research
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)'s proposed RM10 billion perpetual note programme, which will increase the group's debt headroom without diluting earnings and distribution per unit (EPU and DPU), is a positive development, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research.
MRT station to be built on land owned by Cyberview within Cyberjaya City Centre
KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) and Cyberview Sdn Bhd had on Wednesday (April 3) signed a mutual agreement to enable the construction of an MRT station for the MRT Sungai Buloh–Serdang–Putrajaya Line within the Cyberjaya City Centre.
New Petaling Jaya mayor sworn in
PETALING JAYA (April 5): Datuk Mohd Sayuthi Bakar was sworn in yesterday as the new Petaling Jaya mayor, and has said that his top priority will be to keep every part of the city clean, including housing and commercial centres.
PAC done taking statements in probe on Johor-Singapore VEP system
KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee said the PAC has finished taking statements for its probe into the Johor-Singapore Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) system.
