UEM Sunrise may buy Eco World in share swap: Report
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Malaysian property developer UEM Sunrise Bhd may acquire rival Eco World Development Group Bhd in a share swap deal, New Straits Times reports, citing unidentified sources.
High Court orders Ku Nan's RM1m graft trial to proceed
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): The High Court today ordered the RM1 million graft trial against former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (better known as Ku Nan) to proceed as scheduled before Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.
Swedish pension fund sues Goldman Sachs in 1MDB class action
MANHATTAN (Sept 20): Swedish pension fund Sjunde AP-Fonden will control a class action against global investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
趋势：旅游年将至，但酒店业仍在苦撑
虽然2020大马旅游年即将到来，但酒店业并不预期该旅游年能为行业带来显著的激励。 大马酒店业协会（MAH）首席执行员Yap Lip Seng表示，即便距离旅游年仅剩少于6个月的时间，但目前仍未看到有任何大型的旅游促销活动。 他向Edgeprop.
热盘行情：雪州Puchong Gateway的三层办公商铺单位
成交价：RM105万（根据占地面积，每平方尺成交价约为RM636） 交易推手：来自Kim Realty的Darren Toh（REN 05189，012-3977800） 成交月份：2019年3月 卖点： ●租赁地契 ●未装潢 ●单位面积：4,950平方尺 ●占地面积：1,650平方尺 ●面向大路 促成这宗交易的Kim Realty房产经纪Darren Toh指出，该交易的买家原本在附近租下一间店铺长达三年，后来才决定在这区买下自己的单位。 卖家方面则是一名投资者，他脱售该单位的目的是想要套现和投资在其他地方。 他续称，对于买家来说，这是一宗很划算的交易，因为成交价比其他Puchong Gateway的类似单位来得低。 “像这样的占地与建筑面积的单位，目前要价约RM130万。实际上，这间单位的隔壁也在求售，卖价是RM160万。” Puchong Gateway的这些商铺单位在2012年落成，当中不乏食肆、经济型酒店、家具店与汽车展销厅等，并且可被Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong的来往车辆看见。 根据EdgeProp.
1MDB-Tanore trial: Najib still powerful enough to create 'instability' in my livelihood, says witness
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin, a former aide of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, said his ex-boss was still powerful and influential enough to create “instability” in his livelihood during his testimony at the High Court yesterday.
屋所不谈：确保先租后买计划成功的五个要点
根据房屋与地方政府部长Zuraida Kamaruddin近期发表的谈话，数个先租后买（简称RTO）计划将在9月推出。 她也指出，该部门正与数家银行合作推出这些计划，并尤其瞄准收入RM3,000及以下的阶层，而这些计划的推行已经进入最后阶段。 房屋买家协会（简称HBA）在原则上支持先租后买计划，但前提是这些计划能够真正协助到人民买到首套房屋，尤其是那些中低收入阶层的人们。 HBA在过去曾作出呼吁，让这些先租后买计划纳入中收入或M40阶层。因为这些计划一般的目的，是通过人民房屋计划（简称PPR）等公共房屋项目的方式，来协助低收入阶层、市区的贫穷阶层或B40阶层。 但随着房价和生活成本走高，即使是每月家庭收入中位数达RM6,275的M40阶层，也面临着买房的挑战。对此，HBA相信在将M40阶层纳入先租后买计划的情况下，才能够在买房方面为人民提供长远的协助。 而为了确保这些先租后买计划能够成功，它们必须具备以下要素： 1.
1MDB-Tanore trial: Amhari: Najib paid me tens of thousands in cash for Abu Dhabi, China 'secret missions'
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin told the High Court that he received “berpuluh ribu” (tens of thousands) in cash from former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak after he embarked on “secret missions” to Abu Dhabi and China over 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) matters in 2016.
1MDB-Tanore trial: Witness implies Najib may have misled Dewan Rakyat on 1MDB in 2015
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Datuk Seri Najib Razak's former aide Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin (pictured left) has implied that the former Prime Minister may have misled the Dewan Rakyat when he said that Low Taek Jho has never worked for 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Green light for TNB’s entry into broadband
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has expressed its interest in the wholesale broadband sector, which could be the earnings driver for the national utility company, given the government’s imminent plans to liberalise the power sector.
