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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Mara Corp chairman Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidah Sanusi wants Mara Digital Mall to step away from its racial issue origin by letting traders have more freedom in choosing suppliers and adopting new technology, Free Malaysia Today reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): In the latest twist to the story of fugitive business man Jho Low holding a Cyprus passport, the country’s president Nicos Anastasiades yesterday agreed to having the Malaysian’s passport revoked if investigations justify it.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): MMAG Holdings Bhd is planning to dispose of a piece of freehold vacant industrial land in Klang for RM13 million in cash to Acter Carton Enterprise Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): The High Court here was told that the joint venture (JV) between 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and PetroSaudi International (PSI) in 2009 had “zero governance”, yet the former persisted in partnering with the latter to preserve their “strategic relationship”, a witness said.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 4): Key industry stakeholders have raised concerns over the high rates resulting from the introduction of parcel quit rent for stratified properties.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (pictured) has withdrawn his application to strike out a suit against him by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), seeking RM57.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): Employers say they have been caught by surprise by the government’s recent announcement that the minimum wage in major cities will be raised to RM1,200 from RM1,100 currently, given that a revision was just made at the start of the year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): For 45 minutes, a man's leg remained stuck in an escalator, before the Fire and Rescue Department managed to extricate him from the machine.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): Great Eastern Life Assurance (M) Bhd, a unit of Singapore-listed Great Eastern Holdings Ltd, is calling for bids for the Menara Weld office building and The Weld Shopping Centre located within the Golden Triangle of Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Media Prima Bhd says it is embarking on the next phase of its business transformation exercise and that all affected employees will receive a fair and equitable compensation package.