Ministry studying ways to boost PKFZ's revenue to help repay soft loan
SHAH ALAM (Aug 2): The Transport Ministry is looking at ways to increase the revenue of the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) to help the Port Klang Authority (PKA) settle the RM3.
MIPFM: hire registered property managers only, please!
PETALING JAYA (Aug 3): After the stink raised at the Kuala Lumpur High Court following a janitor strike, the Malaysian Institute of Property and Facilities Management (MIPFM) has urged building owners to only engage with registered property or facility managers to ensure that they have a means to take action against errant service providers.
Aussie hotel chain Meriton fined US$2.2m for manipulating TripAdvisor reviews, ratings
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): One of the largest hotel chains Down Under has been slapped with a US$2.
‘Tired of waiting for federal funding’ Penang CM turns to China
GEORGE TOWN (August 2): Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said that while the state of Penang would welcome funding from Putrajaya, it was for the good of the people to implement infrastructure projects, especially flood mitigation, as soon as possible.
Bureaucracy simplified to speed up Pahang land transfers
KUANTAN (August 2): Three new measures have been introduced by the Pahang state government in order to speed up the process of approval, transfer, mortgage and lease of land titles.
MP: Developers may exploit window before KL Draft Plan 2020 gazetted
KUALA LUMPUR (August 2): Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has raised the alarm, over developers potentially exploiting the window of time before the Kuala Lumpur Draft Plan 2020 is gazetted later this year.
Cabinet approves one-month extension for Splash takeover negotiations
PETALING JAYA (Aug 2): The cabinet has approved a month-long extension for the Selangor state government to negotiate the acquisition of Syarikat Pengeluar Air Selangor Holdings (Splash), reported the New Straits Times.
Tropicana Corp sets up new unit in China
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): Tropicana Corp Bhd has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Tropicana Business Consulting (Shenzhen) Pte Ltd (TBCS), in Shenzhen, China, Bernama reported yesterday.
Johor rejects proposals from Chinese companies to be set up waste recycling centres
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): The Johor government recently rejected deals from Chinese firms to build waste recycling centres there "Earlier in June, I had informed that the State government had rejected investments from three companies from China and last week I had rejected two more investments from the same country.
Penang yet to submit DEIA for LRT project
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): Penang has yet to submit to the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), an approved Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) for the state’s proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, according to transport minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.
