Loan scheme for M40, B40 groups targeted for August rollout
PUTRAJAYA (July 3): The government aims to roll out a loan scheme aimed at the M40 and B40 income group, said Housing and Local Government Minister (KPKT) Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Danny Tan’s son Dillon quits as Tropicana executive director
KUALA LUMPUR (July 3): Tropicana Corp Bhd executive director Dillon Tan Yong Chin has (pictured) resigned from his post with immediate effect, citing personal commitment.
Ipoh MGS alumna clamour for 121-year-old raintree to be saved
PETALING JAYA (July 2): The former students of the 120-year-old Ipoh’s Methodist Girl’s School (MGS) are protesting the felling of a raintree on the school’s grounds that is believed older than the institution itself, reported the Malay Mail.
Three more ministers to be appointed after being made senators, says PM
KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Three more ministers will only be appointed after they have been have been sworn in as senators, the Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.
Zenith proposes Penang undersea tunnel alternative
PETALING JAYA (July 2): Consortium Zenith Construction (CZC) Sdn Bhd is proposing to build a bridge in lieu of the RM6.
Sabah wants total ban on sand mining and dredging in Keningau
KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Sabah’s of Agriculture and Food Industry ministry wants a total and immediate ban on sand mining and dredging activities in Keningau.
Zenith claims conned in RM22m Penang undersea tunnel graft case
PETALING JAYA (July 2): Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd’s (CZC) senior executive director Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli said the company was duped into paying off two individuals who claimed to have high-level connections within the authorities, reported the Malay Mail.
HK’s red-hot property market exorcises ‘haunted’ apartment phobias
PETALING JAYA (July 1): Hong Kong’s red-hot property market has driven away fears of hongza – “haunted” apartments where tragic deaths took place – as buyers seek cheaper deals amid escalating prices and punishing taxation meant to curb price growth, reported Reuters.
Wahid Omar taking “short break” to spend time with family
PETALING JAYA (June 30): Former Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) group chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar will take a “short break” to spend time with his family after 17 years of working in government-linked companies (GLC).
Pasarakyat’s Jho Low connection
PETALING JAYA (June 30): Ladang Impian 1 Sdn Bhd (LI1SB) which held a 15-year lease upon on the four acres upon which Pasarakyat was located, was paid RM35 million to terminate its lease seven years ahead of its expiry on January 1 this year, reported The Edge weekly.
