Thai tycoons bid for Tesco’s US$7b Asia business
PETALING JAYA (Dec 28): Thai tycoons are looking to buy the Thailand and Malaysian operations of Britain's biggest retailer Tesco, Bloomberg reported yesterday.
Two Seacera shareholders call for EGM to elect three new directors
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 28): Two shareholders claiming to own at least 10% of Seacera Group Bhd's shares, have requisitioned an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the group to elect three new directors.
Atrium REIT buys Shah Alam factory from PNB for RM45m
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 28): Atrium Real Estate Investment Trust (Atrium REIT) has acquired a factory building in Shah Alam from Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) for RM45 million cash.
7-Eleven Malaysia to take up 46% stake in Dego Ride operator
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 28): 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd is injecting RM7.
RON97 up 5 sen, RON95 and diesel unchanged
PETALING JAYA (Dec 27): The retail price per litre of RON97 petrol will increase by five sen per litre to RM2.
Employers lament unclear boundaries as Malaysia's RM1,200 minimum wage looms
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 27): Malaysia's planned increase in minimum wages to RM1,200 in 57 bigger cities and towns beginning Jan 1, 2020 will confuse employers and employees as the demarcation of boundaries is unclear.
JPA: BIPK costs govt over RM1b, no longer relevant
PETALING JAYA (Dec 27): Following backlash over the announcement that the Critical Services Incentive Payment (BIPK) would be abolished, the Public Service Department (JPA) released a statement yesterday, saying that the BIPK or critical allowance was implemented as a temporary measure that could be abolished if it was determined to no longer be relevant, or to no longer fulfil particular criteria.
房屋趣：永续农耕——连接人类与植物的桥梁
你有听过永续农耕（permaculture）吗？所谓的永续农耕，就是把一个农园视为一个与人类有着共生关系的有机生命体。 这是永续农耕园景师与Children of Soil创办人Lim Khim Joe积极推广的一种农耕方式，在人类与植物之间架起一座桥梁。 她向EdgeProp.
Critical Service Incentive Payment issue: Health Minister to 'monitor the development of this matter'
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 26): Health minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (pictured) has called on the Deputy Minister, Ministry secretary-general and directors-general to meet with the Public Service Department (PSD) as soon as possible to discuss the removal of the Critical Service Incentive Payment (BIPK) to many civil servants who are joining the service from Jan 1, 2020.
