UEM Group to retrench more than 200 employees
PETALING JAYA (July 10): In an effort to cut expenses, UEM Group Bhd is looking to pare down its staffing to about 80 members, which means letting go about 220 workers.
ECRL cost savings not due to downsizing, but from engineering aspects review, says Loke
KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): The reduction in the cost of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega project is not due to downsizing.
Businessman charged with forgery, cheating in RM2.1m land deal
KLANG (July 10): A 30-year-old businessman from Tanjong Karang was charged with forgery and cheating at the Sessions Court here, reported The Star today.
SJK (C) Tai Thung objects to ‘possible’ acquisition of land
KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): The SJK (C) Tai Thung (pictured) in Salak South here wants to halt a “possible land acquisition” within the “school’s grounds” to build another secondary school.
No more orange attire for graft suspects in court, says Latheefa
KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): Suspects in graft cases will no longer be required to wear the bright orange attire when they are brought to court.
Dhaya Maju LTAT wins back KVDT2 job, but contract value cut by 15%
KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): Syarikat Dhaya Maju LTAT Sdn Bhd — a 80:20 joint venture between privately-held construction company Dhaya Maju Infrastructure (Asia) Sdn Bhd (DMIA) and Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) — has won back the second phase of the Klang Valley Double Track (KVDT2) rehabilitation contract, 10 months after it was terminated.
Land ownership remains with Felda settlers in amalgamation scheme: Azmin
KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali gave an assurance the government’s plan to merge Felda settlers’ land will not affect their ownership.
ECRL may be re-launched on July 25
KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project may be re-launched on July 25, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said yesterday.
Eco Grandeur to welcome its first residents in October
PUNCAK ALAM (July 9): The Bridge of Dreams at Eco World Development Group Bhd’s (EcoWorld) township Eco Grandeur in Puncak Alam, Selangor is now ready to welcome the township’s first residents.
Loan given out before govt guarantee issued as SRC needed second RM2b loan ‘urgently’
KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): A witness from the Ministry of Finance testified that he was asked to sign a letter on behalf of the ministry, ordering the Retirement Fund (Incorporated) (KWAP) to release a RM2 billion loan to SRC International Sdn Bhd months before a government guarantee was issued, as the company needed the funds urgently.
