A tête-à-tête with Lat
“Come in, COME IN,” calls out Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, 67, with a wide welcoming grin which immediately dispelled any pesky butterflies in my stomach ahead of a meeting in Ipoh with one of Malaysia’s most loved and revered cartoonists.
Living with the water, using green lungs to fight city floods
BANGKOK (Jan 9): The idea was pitched not just as a green space amidst the congested city of 10 million people, but as a flood-busting move that would also help the urban area adapt to climate change.
Report: Possible ‘mishandling of multi-million ringgit’ HRDF property acquisition
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): The management of Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) has made police reports concerning the abuse of power during the purchase of a number of floors in a building in Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur, reported The Star today.
Jho Low rubbishes WSJ's 1MDB bailout offer claim, blames Dr M — report
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): Fugitive businessperson Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, has dismissed a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report claiming that he had a role in facilitating deals with China to bail out 1MDB in 2016 in exchange for lucrative contracts.
In Bangsar, spring arrives — Kebun-Kebun Bangsar
Thousands of flags, in blue, red, yellow and white were planted across Bangsar, the colours of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).
A tale of resilience in the heart of Sungai Buloh
A sub-district of Petaling Jaya, the city of Sungai Buloh sits within the foothills of the Bukit Lagong Recreational Forest.
In the name of compassion
Amidst a deafening cacophony of barking, honking and cawing, we are introduced to Mr Gopi, a mongrel who summoned up just enough energy to pry open one eye before promptly returning to his nap.
Books on the Move
A global initiative was sown in London in the year 2012, quickly spreading to over 20 cities throughout the world, including Kuala Lumpur.
LBS Bina lost 50% of bookings due to stringent loan guidelines
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): Current stringent lending guidelines by financial institutions have caused LBS Bina Group Bhd to lose about half of the bookings made by its prospective property purchasers last year, according to its managing director Tan Sri Lim Hock San.