Govt’s 2018 debt, liabilities down y-o-y in proportion to GDP
KUALA LUMPUR (June 3): Notwithstanding a rise in direct government debt, Malaysia’s overall debt and liabilities in 2018 dropped 3.
Debt Management Committee convenes first meeting to tackle RM1.1 tril debt, liabilities
KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): The Debt Management Committee chaired by the Ministry of Finance has convened its first meeting yesterday to tackle the government’s massive debt and liabilities of RM1.
YTL's Yeoh Sock Siong now managing director of Lafarge Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): Lafarge Malaysia Bhd announced that it has appointed Datuk Seri Michael Yeoh Sock Siong as the managing director, effective yesterday.
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High Court issues arrest warrant for ex-spy chief who failed to appear for case mention
KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): The High Court has issued an arrest warrant for former Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) director-general Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid as she had failed to show up for her case mention fixed for today.
As tourism drives out residents, George Town looks to co-living spaces
GEORGE TOWN (May 23): Increases in rent (of up to four times previous prices, or more) over the past five years, has decades-old businesses shutting up shop, and residents leaving George Town.
Negeri Sembilan to investigate chalets in Pantai Hills built on agriculture land
SEREMBAN (May 22): The state government wants to know how “exclusive chalets” near here have been allowed to operate “for more than a decade” without approvals According to a report by The Star, the properties are located in a 100-acre land of Pantai Hills.
MIEA 2019/2021 board members to take office in July
PETALING JAYA (May 21): The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) will welcome Lim Boon Ping, Kim Realty’s director of training and development as president on July 1.
Climate Governance Initiative launches Malaysian chapter, first in Asia
KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): The Malaysian chapter of the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI), a project hosted by the World Economic Forum, has been launched, marking the first country in Asia to do so.
Guan Eng leads 10-member office to oversee govt’s debt, liabilities
KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): A Debt Management Office (DMO) has been set up to review and manage the government’s debt and liabilities, which will be chaired by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
