Audit reveals "ridiculous" double payment to MAPS employees and contractors
IPOH (April 12): Audit reports into the Movie Animation Park Studios (MAPS) show double payments to the company’s employees and the subcontractors hired.
Prominent businessman and wife plead not guilty to maid abuse charge
KLANG (April 12): The former president of the Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and his wife claimed trial to three charges of exploitation and forced labour at the Sessions Court today.
DONE DEAL: Serviced apartment, i-Zen Kiara 1, Mont'Kiara, KL
Sold for: RM660,000 (RM723 psf) Concluded by: Michelle Cheong (REN 72391) of Landbanc Property (016 502 0868) When: November 2018 Noteworthy: ● Freehold ● Built-up of 931 sq ft ● Furnished with bedroom set and kitchen cabinet ● Move-in condition ● 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms ● Nearby amenities: Garden International School, Mont’Kiara International School, Solaris Mont’Kiara, Plaza Mont’Kiara, Publika, Verve Shops Located at Jalan Kiara in Mont’Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, i-Zen Kiara 1 (pictured) is a serviced apartment project developed by Ireka Group.
Putrajaya to take over Pan Borneo Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): The Sabah portion of the Pan Borneo Highway should be under the purview of the federal government, namely the ministry of works, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Tambun Indah buys more land near Pearl City township for RM131m
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): Property developer Tambun Indah Land is expanding its land bank in Seberang Perai Selatan, Penang, with the acquisition of another 27 parcels of land totalling 209.
‘One third of Pakatan’s economic promises on track’
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): As the Pakatan Harapan government comes close to concluding its first year in office, a study by a think tank found that almost a third of 192 economic promises made by the new coalition in its election manifesto are either fulfilled or on track to being achieved.
Johor MB Osman quits, reason unknown
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): Datuk Osman Sapian has quit as Johor menteri besar (MB) effective yesterday.
‘Forced to enter into one-sided deal’
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): Ahead of the tabling of the White Paper on the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) in the Dewan Rakyat today, the agency lodged a police report, claiming it was cheated into signing a one-sided deal in its purchase of PT Eagle High Plantations Tbk (EHP) from Indonesia’s Rajawali Group.
Inta Bina bags RM108.49m contract for Mont’Kiara affordable housing project
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Inta Bina Group Bhd has bagged a contract worth RM108.
Cypark finalising 100mW bid for LSS3 scheme, positive on scoring job
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Cypark Resources Bhd is currently in the process of finalising a bid of a maximum 100 megawatt (mW) quota for the government's third cycle of its large-scale solar (LSS3) scheme, said its group chief executive officer Datuk Daud Ahmad.
