News about Vincent Tan

KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): Yayasan My First Home (YMFH) targets to assist a total of 1,000 blacklisted persons to own their first house within a year, according to its chairman Tan Sri Vincent Tan.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): The Better Malaysia Foundation (BMF) recently proposed to allow 100% financing for two-generation loans and for the government to guarantee such loans to enable the B40 group to own homes, reported The Edge Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Berjaya Corp Bhd boss Tan Sri Vincent Tan (pictured) has continued to trim his stake in Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Berjaya Corp Bhd’s boss Tan Sri Vincent Tan (pictured) has had his indirect interest in Berjaya Land Bhd trimmed, after companies under him sold some 12.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Tan Sri Vincent Tan and his son Datuk Seri Robin Tan will step down from their executive roles at Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp), according to sources.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 25): Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun, who owns Cardiff City Football Club, said the club’s newly appointed first-team manager Mick McCarthy is the right man to take on the responsibility of improving the club’s performances and fortunes, based on his wealth of managerial experience.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 16): Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand) is buying freehold land in Bentong, Pahang from Tan Sri Vincent Tan and his family for RM38.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16): Berjaya Corp Bhd founder and executive chairman Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun's plans to build a five-star hotel in Iceland face opposition from Iceland's port authority, who argues that the proposed development will encroach on its lot, according to a news report.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 4): Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun-controlled Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) is seeking shareholder ratification for the disposal of its beneficial interest in Four Seasons Hotel & Hotel Residence in Kyoto, Japan to Godo Kiasha Tigre (GKT) for 50.

PETALING JAYA (May 28): Berjaya Corp Bhd founder and tycoon Tan Sri Vincent Tan (pictured) has lodged a report with the cops and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) over an online scam making use of his name and image, The Star reported today.