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PETALING JAYA (Feb 2): Half of the industry players remain positive about the hospitality sector outlook in the next 12 months, with 45% feeling that the sector is on its way to recovery, albeit contingent on the progressive roll-out of the vaccine and opening up of international travel restrictions, a survey by property consultancy firm Knight Frank revealed.

SETIA ALAM (Feb 2): S P Setia Bhd CEO Datuk Khor Chap Jen and deputy president and COO Datuk Wong Tuck Wai will be retiring by the end of September 2021, the company has appointed Datuk Choong Kai Wai to succeed Khor and Datuk Koe Peng Kang to succeed Wong effective Oct 1, 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 1): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) and senior minister for education Radzi Jidin have been conferred the Panglima Mahkota Wilayah award - the “Datuk” title, by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in conjunction with this year's Federal Territory Day.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 31): Mestron Holdings Bhd has issued a clarification to say that it did not obtain approval or a clearance letter from the Ministry of Health (MoH) to purchase or distribute Covid-19 vaccines in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): The various movement controls since March last year imposed by the government to combat the Covid-19 pandemic have no doubt been a big blow to the hospitality and tourism industries.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): Aeon Co (M) Bhd has announced a partnership with US-based Boxed Wholesale that will see the retailer utilising the e-commerce company’s state-of-the-art technology to accelerate Aeon’s expansion into new retail offerings.

Every year, the festive ambience and specially curated Chinese New Year (CNY) decorations are one of the crowd pullers to shopping malls.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 27): The Court of Appeal decision on the Taman Rimba Kiara this morning has been deemed a “a major victory for our community and neighbouring communities who have been relentless and unwavering in their fight and commitment to preserve Taman Rimba Kiara”, the Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents’ Association and Save Taman Rimba Kiara Working Group wrote in a joint media statement today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 26): It will be “the most challenging couple of years” for property developers in Johor owing to the economic slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, The Star reported Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) Johor saying today.

PENANG (Jan 25): Hotel Equatorial Penang announced cease of operation from March 31 this year due to adverse business conditions caused by Covid-29.