Govt receives first RM1.8b 1MDB payment from AmBank, says MoF
KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): The Ministry of Finance (MoF) said the government had received the first payment from AMMB Holdings Bhd (AmBank) of RM1.
I’ll have a garden, on the rocks!
Have you ever been drawn to a Chinese brush painting of majestic mountains, rocks and rivers? Somehow, if you allow yourself to drink it in, the ethereal landscape has the power to transport you to a place of soothing serenity, giving you a respite from your quotidian world.
JLL: Lack of technology and data a barrier to real estate sustainability
More than 70% or about three in four corporate occupiers and investors stated that insufficient technological infrastructure is a major barrier in achieving their decarbonisation goals, according to JLL Asia-Pacific (APAC)’s report titled “Sustainable Real Estate: From Ambitions to Actions”.
Aussie home prices climb in fastest pace since 2004, up 13.5% y-o-y
SYDNEY (July 1): Australian home prices grew at their fastest annual pace since 2004 in June as strong demand and tight supply outweighed the drag from coronavirus lockdowns in some cities, reported Reuters.
Appeal court grants Deepak temporary injunction to halt Boustead unit’s share disposal
PUTRAJAYA (June 30): A three-member Court of Appeal bench has granted controversial carpet businessman Deepak Jaikishian an interim injunction against Boustead Holdings Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary Bakti Wira Development Sdn Bhd disposing of 19% of his stake in Astacanggih Sdn Bhd.
Malaysia's daily Covid-19 vaccination rate climbed to 231,733 jabs on June 29, Sarawak hit one million first doses — JKJAV
KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Malaysia's daily Covid-19 vaccination rate climbed to 231,733 doses yesterday (June 29), up from 197,274 doses on the previous day.
Over 12 million Australians go under lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 Delta variant
SYDNEY (June 29): Close to half of the population of Australia is now in lockdown as the country struggles to contain the outbreak of the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant, reported CNN.
Building collapse death toll in US Florida rises to nine
WASHINGTON (June 28): The death toll from the partial collapse of a 12-storey residential building in the US beachside town of Surfside, southeastern state Florida, has risen to nine, said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.
Water and sugar shortage imminent if limestone quarries not allowed to operate – CICM
KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): The Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia (CICM) is urging the Government to immediately grant approval to limestone quarries to continue to operate in order to enable essential industries such as the water treatment and sugar industries to maintain supplies to the general public.
EcoWorld International achieves total sales of RM1.01b as at May 31
PETALING JAYA (June 24): EcoWorld International has recorded RM283 million sales in 2Q2021 followed by a further RM117 million in May, bringing the year-to-date value of sales contracts exchanged to RM753 million.
