First rent-to-own houses for Penang’s poor
BALIK PULAU (June 11): The first low-cost rent-to-own (RTO) housing units for the poor have been rolled out by the Penang government.
Knight Frank is exclusive agent for Western Digital’s PJ manufacturing sites
PETALING JAYA (June 11): Knight Frank Malaysia has been appointed the exclusive agent by Western Digital to market the latter’s hard disk drive (HDD) assembly facilities in Sungai Way Free Trade Industrial Zone (FIZ), Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Ex-SRC chairman: Najib directed bulk of RM2b funds from KWAP to be transferred overseas
KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): After getting the first RM2 billion loan from Pensioners Trust Fund Inc (KWAP) for SRC International Sdn Bhd, former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak asked that a total of RM1.
Singer delayed sending sun bear to zoo because animals there look skinny
PETALING JAYA (Jun 10): Singer Zarith Sofia Yasin, who had disclosed herself as the sun bear’s keeper in a condominium, said she had only wanted to nurse the cub to health before sending it to the zoo.
Shophouse residents protest parking charges
SELAYANG (June 7): Residents in shophouses at One Selayang, off Jalan Kuching in Selangor are protesting against the parking charges to be imposed in the area by the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS).
Dolomite to sell quarry unit to Sunway for RM125m
KUALA LUMPUR (June 4): Dolomite Corp Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary Dolomite Industries Co Sdn Bhd (DICSB) has entered into a share sale agreement with Sunway Holdings Sdn Bhd (SHSB), for the proposed sale of its entire equity interest in Dolomite Granite Quarry Sdn Bhd (DGQSB) for RM125 million.
Bar Council: Delayed response disappointing
KUALA LUMPUR (June 3): The potential conflict of interest in lawyer Syazlin Mansor acting simultaneously for the government and firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd (pictured) Kassim’s family should have been spotted much earlier by all parties involved in the inquest, says the Bar Council.
Environmentalists: Tapping underground water resources may lead to landslides and sinkholes
KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): Following Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources Dr Xavier Jayakumar’s recent announcement regarding the government potentially tapping underground water resources, environmentalists have voiced concerns about the negative impact of such a move.
What Kundang offers property investors
Located north of Kuala Lumpur, Kundang in Selangor was a quiet hilly town that has largely gone unnoticed, until recently.
Boustead Holdings 1Q in the red
KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): Boustead Holdings Bhd, the key contributor to Retirement Fund (Incorporated)’s (KWAP) dividend, slipped into the red for the first quarter ended March 31 (1QFY19), posting a net loss of RM22.
