Households earning less than RM2,000 ‘very vulnerable’ to economic shocks
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Malaysian households earning less than RM2,000 spent 94.
Households across Malaysia face ‘different realities’ on income
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): There are huge disparities in the income threshold of the Middle 40 (M40) in the various states across Malaysia, according to Khazanah Research Institute’s (KRI) latest report.
Widening household income disparity
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): The wealth gap is widening although the income growth among the middle group (M40) and low (B40) group is faster than the rich.
Waste management: Planning is the only way forward, says Malaysian Institute of Planners president
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Planners, architects and engineers have to sell their good ideas to others and make them accept that planning is the only way forward for waste management, Malaysian Institute of Planners president Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar (pictured) told The Star recently.
All stakeholders must help in resolving the lack of availability of affordable homes, say industry players
SERI KEMBANGAN (Oct 2): Developers, researchers and policy makers opined that to resolve the affordable housing availability problem, all stakeholders in the public and private sectors need to work together to offer multiple solutions.
I-Bhd expects profit growth this year on RM305m unbilled sales
I-Bhd (Sept 26, 51 sen) Maintain neutral with a lower target price (TP) of 53 sen: We recently organised a presentation made by I-Bhd’s representative (represented by non-executive independent director Ooi Hun Yong) to RHB remisiers and dealers.
Pestech’s substation, transmission line ops seen promising
Pestech International Bhd (Sept 26, RM1.
Sapura Energy’s tender book seen to remain strong
Sapura Energy Bhd (Sept 25, 44 sen) Maintain trading buy with an unchanged target price (TP) of 81 sen: Sapura Energy Bhd announced that it had been awarded multiple contracts in four different countries — Malaysia, Australia, Brunei and Nigeria — with a combined value of about RM815 million.
Gardens Mall’s new NLA expected to lift IGB REIT FY19-20 earnings
IGB Real Estate Investment Trust(Sept 25, RM1.
A man's dream for peace and the revival of Carcosa Seri Negara
Do you know that more than 60% of the recently released Hollywood blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians was shot at Malaysia’s very own Carcosa Seri Negara? Indeed, the much-raved about movie has renewed interest in the historic estate which seemed to have lost its shine over the years.
