So far, so good?
Malaysia’s 61st National Day celebrations hold new meaning for our country and its people after the historic change in government following the 14th General Election on May 9.
Celebrating a new Malaysia
Malaysia’s coming 61st National Day promises to be like no other.
DAP Rep: Restore ECRL sites, help retrenched workers
KUALA LUMPUR (August 24): Calling their plight “regrettable”, Ketari state assemblyman Young Syefura Othman said the government should ensure the welfare of the nearly 2,000 retrenched East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) workers, and rehabilitate the sites that had previously been earmarked for the project.
Paramount Property on track to meet RM1bn sales target
PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): Property developer Paramount Property Development Sdn Bhd is on track to meet its full year sales target of RM1 billion with its 1H2018 sales already hitting RM598 million, said Paramount Corp Bhd group CEO and director Jeffrey Chew at an analyst and fund manager’s briefing for Paramount Corporation’s 1H2018 financial results today.
Meagre savings from SST exemptions unlikely to lower house prices, says property developer
PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): The reintroduction of the Sales and Services Tax (SST), slated in September, is unlikely to reduce house prices despite cost savings of at least 1% to 2% for property developers, said Paramount Corp Bhd group CEO and director Jeffrey Chew.
Country Garden considers increasing investments in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): Hong Kong-listed property developer Country Garden Holdings founder and chairman Yeung Kwok Keung is confident in Malaysia’s economic prospects under the new government and plans to enlarge its investments in Malaysia, according to a report by Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau.
Tambun Indah likely to gain from potential revised lending policies
Tambun Indah Land Bhd (Aug 23, 98 sen) Upgrade to buy with a higher target price of RM1.
Jho Low: Equanimity 'quick fire sale' unlikely to fetch fair market value
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): A spokesman for Low Taek Jho, through his attorneys, issued a statement today saying the Malaysian government's immediate plan to sell the yacht Equanimity at a public auction is unlikely to get a fair market value for the asset due to the yacht's maintenance cost.
ECRL and HSR cost too much, mean too little — Liew Chin Tong
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) and the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) projects cost too much and mean very little to Malaysia in terms of connectivity and regional strategy, according to Deputy Defense Minister Liew Chin Tong.
Tun Daim met with TTDI RA today, said sources
PETALING JAYA (Aug 23): It is learnt that former Malaysian Finance Minister and businessman Tun Daim Zainuddin has met up with Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents Association (TTDI RA) to understand their concerns on the development which takes place at part of the land in Taman Rimba Kiara.
