MBSB president-CEO Ahmad Zaini to lead Asian Finance Bank as CEO
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 10): Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) has appointed its president and chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Seri Ahmad Zaini Othman as the CEO of newly-acquired Asian Finance Bank Bhd (AFB).
KL-S’pore HSR completes 3-month public inspection exercise
PETALING JAYA (Feb 8): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project has garnered more than 35,000 responses — a record number of public feedback for rail-based public transportation projects in Malaysia — over the course of its recently-completed three-month public inspection exercise, said MyHSR Corp in a statement today.
Malaysia needs to incentivise material imports to encourage affordable housing
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): Malaysia has to incentivise material imports even more in order to enhance its affordable housing efforts even though it is ahead of other countries, Bernama reported Australia’s Compass Housing Services as saying today.
MBSB completes acquisition of AFB
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) has completed its acquisition of Asian Finance Bank (AFB) today.
Benalec declines Spring Gallery's RM186.63m offer for 12 plots of Melaka land
KUALA LUMPUR (7 Feb): Benalec Holdings Bhd has declined to sell 12 plots of land owned by its wholly-owned units in Pekan Klebang, Melaka Tengah, Melaka, to engineering solutions provider Spring Gallery Bhd for about RM186.
Gamuda Land to launch last tower of Bukit Bantayan Residences phase 1 in March
KOTA KINABALU (Feb 7): Gamuda Land aims to launch the third and final tower of Bukit Bantayan Residences phase 1 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, in March.
Eversendai scraps RM75.8m private placement plan
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): Eversendai Corp Bhd said it has scrapped a private placement plan to raise up to RM75.
Life in lines and paint
While strolling along Jalan Sultan in Kuala Lumpur one fine morning in 2014, Andrew Siew chanced upon a man who was sketching in the company of three like-minded tourists.
DAP's Pua questions why BNM's RM2b govt land buy not at nominal rate
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Opposition lawmaker Tony Pua today questioned why Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim did not apply to buy the 55.