Ninth person dies from COVID-19 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): Health director-general (DG) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced one more death from COVID-19 today, bringing the total number of fatalities to nine.
Jho Low's Los Angeles mansion finally sold for RM175.69 million — less than half its purchase price in 2012
KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): After spending almost a year on the market, a mansion perched atop the Hollywood Hills that was purchased by Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) for a record US$38.
COVID-19: Two more fatalities reported in Sarawak, raising nationwide deaths to six
KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): Two more persons have succumbed to the COVID-19 disease, both in Sarawak, pushing the number of deaths from the viral pandemic in the country to six.
Gamuda Land says Singapore JV project OLA oversubscribed
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Gamuda Bhd’s property arm Gamuda Land said today that its 548 unit executive condominium joint venture (JV) project known as OLA (pictured) in Singapore has been oversubscribed, after receiving 1,163 electronic applications from interested buyers.
Expect many retail shops to close down in coming months
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia could expect many retail shops, especially in tourist-dependent areas in the country, to close down due to the impact of the recent COVID-19 outbreak coupled with economic and political turmoils in the country.
Platinum Victory to grow property management arm with JaGaApp
PETALING JAYA: Property developer Platinum Victory Holdings Sdn Bhd is looking forward to tapping on the synergy with Red Ideas Holdings Bhd, which developed the community solution platform JaGaApp (previously known as Graaab JaGaApp), after its executive director Gan Yee Hin acquired a 4.
Working from home and loving it
Jason Oh, an employee of a hospitality company currently based in Hong Kong — one of the countries affected by the COVID-19 outbreak that saw schools being shut down and the government rolling out a fiscal stimulus package to ease the impact of the virus – was required to work from home after the Chinese New Year holidays until the end of February 2020.
Work from home: Tips for a productive workspace
Dining table, bedroom desk, couch — these could be the “new” de facto workstations for many employees at a time when the COVID-19 virus pandemic is forcing business continuity measures to be put in place out of the office building via remote working or telecommuting.
REHDA: This is probably the worst down cycle
PETALING JAYA (March 20): Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda) president Datuk Soam Heng Choon said the current COVID-19 pandemic and economic uncertainties will affect all sectors in Malaysia, including the property development sector.
Advance Synergy’s Indonesian unit offered RM1.66m out-of-court settlement
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Holiday Villa hotels operator Advance Synergy Bhd (ASB) said its indirect Indonesian subsidiary, PT Diwangkara Holiday Villa Bali (DHVB), has entered into a settlement agreement with counterparties which it is suing.
