Transparent Coffee: Giving credit to its source
You might miss this little gem if you didn’t pay a little extra attention while passing by Jalan Abdullah off Jalan Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur.
Wuhan virus notwithstanding, keep calm and adjust your books
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): With many questions yet to be answered in terms of the severity of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, market watchers caution against panic selling as there are opportunities emerging in counters hammered by the recent selldown.
DONE DEAL: Plaza Sentral office unit, KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur
Rented for: RM6,000 Concluded by: Carmen Lee (REN 12639, 012-207 3989) of Reapfield Properties (H.
Kejuruteraan Asastera secures RM20m electrical installation services project
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd has won an electrical installation services contract worth RM20 million from Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd for a hotel, office and serviced apartment project in the city.
Paramount gets MOE's nod for education divestment, on the lookout for land
PETALING JAYA (Jan 29): Paramount Corp Bhd will place greater focus on property development following the divestment of its education business, said Paramount Group CEO Jeffrey Chew (pictured) in a statement today, announcing the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) approval for the sale of its controlling equity interest in its pre-tertiary education business to Prestigion Education Sdn Bhd (formerly Two Horses Capital Sdn Bhd).
Report: Online mall in Spore lists 30 'anti-coronavirus' masks for RM30,000
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Online mall Qoo10 listed an advertisement in Singapore (pictured) selling 30 "anti-coronavirus" masks for S$10,000 (about RM30,000) on Jan 29, but the listing has since been taken down, the Straits Times reported.
Malaysia Rail Link and CCC-ECRL set up measures to combat coronavirus
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) and China Communications Construction ECRL Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) have set up precautionary and preventative measures to guard against the coronavirus.
Coronavirus outbreak a threat to Asian tourism industry
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): The novel coronavirus outbreak is threatening the health of more than just the general public – gloom and doom have also fallen on the various Asian tourist destinations that draw the Chinese market.
Coronavirus outbreak: Starbucks closes about 2,000 outlets in China
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Mega coffee shop chain Starbucks has announced it has closed about half of its almost 4,300 outlets in The People’s Republic of China, reported the BBC today.
Coronavirus episode as a buying opportunity for those insufficiently positioned in equities: Kenanga Research
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Kenanga IB Research said it sees the current coronavirus episode as a buying opportunity for those insufficiently positioned in equities.
