Former chief justice Arifin Zakaria to replace Zeti Aziz as PNB chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (April 29): Former chief justice Tun Arifin Zakaria will succeed Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz as Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) chairman, according to sources.
Khairy: Malaysia will not use AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19 immunisation programme
KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): The government will not include the AstraZeneca vaccine under the National Covid-19 immunisation programme, said coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
Star Media Group to list property on Airbnb
KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): Star Media Group Bhd will continue to unlock the value of its land and building assets through tenancy, including listing its property on Airbnb besides being on the lookout for potential partners for joint property developments as the newspaper publisher seeks to demonstrate adaptability and build resilience in response to an evolving media landscape amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Star Media chairman Tan Sri Chor Chee Heung said.
1MDB critic’s lawyer says client owes RM795,000 for release from two-month Sosma detention
KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): A lawyer representing Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan, who lodged police reports in Malaysia, the UK, France and Switzerland in relation to 1Malaysia Development Bhd fiasco, and was subsequently detained by the authorities under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), told the court that his client owed him RM795,000.
Khairy: Eighty percent of Malaysians will have their Covid-19 jabs by end of this year
PETALING JAYA (April 13): Malaysia will have enough vaccines for 80% of its population by October and if things go according to plan, 80% will have been inoculated against Covid-19 by the end of this year, said Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin (pictured).
Airbnb rolls out interactive tool for hosts to calculate potential income
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): Online marketplace for lodging, Airbnb Inc, has rolled out its "What's My Place Worth tool", for prospective hosts to calculate their potential monthly income.
Giant operator to focus on smaller stores
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): The operator of the Giant brand of hypermarkets, GCH Retail (M) Sdn Bhd, will now expand by “focusing on smaller stores, in line with changes in consumer behaviour globally,” The Edge Malaysia reported this week.
MMC sells another 11 acres of land at Senai Airport City for RM24m
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): MMC Corp Bhd is selling 11.
Tony Fernandes, Kamarudin Meranun sell Caterham Cars to Japanese buyer
KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun has sold UK-based Caterham Cars Ltd to Japan-headquartered automotive group VT Holdings as performance-car manufacturer Caterham looks ahead to write the next chapter of its corporate journey.
UEM Sunrise 4Q net loss widens to RM134m from preceding quarter
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): UEM Sunrise Bhd saw its net loss for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2020 (4QFY20) widen to RM134.
