JAKS, Star Media at loggerheads over project delay

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): A more than two-year delay in completing the Pacific Star Business Hub by JAKS Resources Bhd (pictured) has been cited as the reason for Star Media Group Bhd to call on a RM50 million bank guarantee for the project.

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Can’t afford a home? Turn to the sub-sale market

PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): As property prices increasingly escalate beyond the reach of many would-be homebuyers — as corroborated by Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) latest quarterly bulletin — some experts have advised them to turn their sights to the secondary market, where homes in Kuala Lumpur priced up to RM200,000 are still available.

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Penang’s The Rice Miller project seeks saviours

PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): The receivers and managers of Asian Global Business Sdn Bhd, the developers of The Rice Miller Hotel and Residences project in George Town, Penang, are looking for white knights to rescue the project, reported The Edge weekly.

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When East meets West

Located at the ground floor of a century-old corner shophouse at the bustling Jalan Sultan in Kuala Lumpur, Leaf & Co offers a wide array of fusion cuisines.

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Night in a living museum

One would be forgiven for thinking that Stefan Gehrig, a Swiss transplant to Penang who owns the Coffee Atelier boutique hotel along Stewart Lane, is an aficionado of the beverage.

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