A tête-à-tête with Lat
“Come in, COME IN,” calls out Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, 67, with a wide welcoming grin which immediately dispelled any pesky butterflies in my stomach ahead of a meeting in Ipoh with one of Malaysia’s most loved and revered cartoonists.
JLL expects 5% growth in real estate investment this year
PETALING JAYA (Jan 9): Global real estate consultancy firm JLL expects Asia Pacific’s overall real estate transaction volumes in 2019 to rise by 5% – although the pace of growth momentum will slow down.
DBKL suspends bids for reservation of parking bays
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): City Hall (DBKL) has suspended indefinitely all applications for the reservation of parking bays in Kuala Lumpur.
Roach hell villain says sorry
PETALING JAYA (Jan 9): The housemate who abandoned her two other housemates after leaving a huge mess in her room filled with MANY, MANY dead and alive cockroaches has finally stepped forward to apologise over her actions.
Living with the water, using green lungs to fight city floods
BANGKOK (Jan 9): The idea was pitched not just as a green space amidst the congested city of 10 million people, but as a flood-busting move that would also help the urban area adapt to climate change.
Report: Najib's bid to recuse Sri Ram to be heard on Feb 8
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): The High Court here has fixed Feb 8 to hear the application of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak (pictured) to recuse Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from being the senior public prosecutor in his 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial, according to Malaysiakini.
Report: Possible ‘mishandling of multi-million ringgit’ HRDF property acquisition
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): The management of Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) has made police reports concerning the abuse of power during the purchase of a number of floors in a building in Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur, reported The Star today.