Ranhill awarded RM5.5m sewerage plant project in Johor
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Engineering group Ranhill Holdings Bhd has secured an RM5.
JJ's estate not yet distributed, liabilities to be determined, says daughter
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Nur Anis Jamaluddin, the daughter of the late Tan Sri Jamaluddin Jarjis, told the court that the liabilities of her father's estate need to be ascertained before it can be distributed.
Paramount looks to expedite RM177m in special dividend payout
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Paramount Corp Bhd wants to expedite the distribution of the RM177 million allocated as special dividend to its investors following the completion of the sale of its controlling equity interest in its pre-tertiary education business to Prestigion Education Sdn Bhd yesterday.
Malaysia's theme park industry severely hit by COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Malaysia's theme parks and attractions are one of the worst-hit leisure segments as both domestic and foreign tourists shy away from crowded places for fear of contracting the deadly coronavirus.
Forest reserve being degazetted to prevent bush fires, says Selangor MB
PETALING JAYA (Feb 21): Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari yesterday defended the state government's plan to allow development of a permanent forest reserve in Kuala Langat, saying it will prevent bush fires, The Malaysian Insight reported yesterday.
Taman Desa condo collapse: Contractor used illegal workers, failed to pay overtime wages, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): A Labour Department probe on the Taman Desa condominium collapse which occured last Friday (pictured) found that the main contractor of the project being built has allegedly made breaches of the employment law, the Malay Mail reported.
Stop-work order cannot apply to first block – Khalid
PUTRAJAYA (Feb 20): The stop-work order issued to the partially-collapsed condominium project in Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur applies only to The Address II and not The Address, said Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad today.
Businessman refutes claims that payments to Zahid were bribes
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): A businessman, who secured contracts from the Home Ministry to process foreign visas, refutes in the High Court today claims that payments he made to former deputy premier and home minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi were bribes.
IRB to replace Naban as its lawyer in Najib's income tax case: Source
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) will be looking for a replacement for tax lawyer Datuk DP Naban, who had acted for the board in its case against former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, a source said today.
COVID-19: Ip Man star Donnie Yen to donate HK$1m for China’s frontline medical workers
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Donnie Yen, the man who plays the legendary martial artist Ip Man (pictured), will donate HK$1 million (about RM537,000) to medical personnel battling the COVID-19 outbreak in China, especially in the city of Wuhan.
