Woman fears losing home to Ah Longs
PONTIAN (August 21): A woman told the media that her husband had run away, and owed some RM100,000 to nine loan sharks, with their home as collateral.
E&O on active lookout for STP2 Phase 2A investors to raise cashflow
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): Lifestyle property developer Eastern and Oriental Bhd (E&O) is on the lookout for Tier 1 and Tier 2 investors, either local and foreign parties, to enter into joint ventures (JV) to develop its 253-acre Phase 2A land in Seri Tanjung Pinang 2, Penang (STP2A).
Canadian firm co-owned by Taib Mahmud's daughter seeks injunction against Swiss NGO
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): Sakto Corp, a Canadian real estate company co-owned and operated by Jamilah Taib Murray, the daughter of Sarawak Governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, has applied to Switzerland's Basel Civil Court to obtain an injunction against Swiss non-governmental organisation Bruno Manser Fonds (BMF).
Dr Mahathir: I didn't ask anything about Jho Low
BEIJING (Aug 21): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) said today he did not ask Chinese leaders yesterday about Low Taek Jho.
Dr Mahathir: ECRL, two gas pipeline projects will be cancelled
BEIJING (Aug 21): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today Malaysia's proposed East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and two gas pipeline projects will be cancelled due to the government's fiscal position.
Highland Towers site to be recreational park, flanked by 50 bungalows
PETALING JAYA (August 21): In new developments on the Highland Towers site, the proposed plan is to build 50 bungalows on 8ha of land around the site, turning the current location of the old towers into the recreational park that Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin spoke of on Aug 19.
MQREIT sees 4.48% traded off-market
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): MRCB-Quill REIT (MQREIT) saw 48 million of its units cross off-market today.
E&O posts lower 1Q net profit as forex, JV losses weigh
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): Eastern and Oriental Bhd (E&O)’s net profit for the first quarter of its financial year 2019 (1QFY19) fell 34% from a year ago, despite a 15% rise in revenue, as it was impacted by unrealised foreign exchange losses and losses from joint ventures (JVs).
Daim: The government knows where Jho Low is
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): The government is aware of and knows the whereabouts of businessman-turned-fugitive Low Taek Jho (pictured), or better known as Jho Low, who has been linked to the financial troubles at beleaguered 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), according to former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin.
Khazanah chief Shahril exits Media Prima, MBSB, MRCB
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): As he clocked in as Khazanah Nasional Bhd’s new managing director yesterday, Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan (pictured) resigned from the board of directors of three companies, namely Media Prima Bhd, Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) and Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) as their non-independent, non-executive director.
