Sabah wants total ban on sand mining and dredging in Keningau
KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Sabah’s of Agriculture and Food Industry ministry wants a total and immediate ban on sand mining and dredging activities in Keningau.
Zenith claims conned in RM22m Penang undersea tunnel graft case
PETALING JAYA (July 2): Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd’s (CZC) senior executive director Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli said the company was duped into paying off two individuals who claimed to have high-level connections within the authorities, reported the Malay Mail.
FY18 to see flat profit growth despite stronger 9M — Titijaya
KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Developer Titijaya Land Bhd may have achieved a marginally stronger performance in its first nine months of the 2018 financial year (FY18), but the group is not expecting its earnings to improve by much for the full year, due to the prevailing weak buying sentiment, according to deputy group managing director Lim Poh Yit.
Bina Puri hopes to sustain momentum despite property slump
KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Construction company Bina Puri Holdings Bhd is hoping to sustain last year’s financial performance at the very least, given that the property market remains tepid, while drastic cost cuts by the new Pakatan Harapan government have derailed several key projects.
Negeri Sembilan aims to build aviation hub
PETALING JAYA (July 1): Negeri Sembilan plans to develop an aviation hub as the state government is confident that it will benefit the economy at the local and national level, reported Bernama.
GLC architect remanded over investigations into RM300m projects
PETALING JAYA (July 1): An architect with a government-linked company (GLC) has been remanded for five days to assist in investigations into the awarding of tenders for RM300 million worth of construction projects, reported Bernama.
MRL would not have signed ECRL contract if it could, said sources
PETALING JAYA (June 30): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL), the owner of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, would not have signed the papers for the project out of its own volition, sources told The Star.
Selangor Exco portfolios reshuffled
PETALING JAYA (June 30): The Selangor government has reshuffled four portfolios in its State Executive Council (Exco), including the one held by its Menteri Besar (MB) Amirudin Shari, reported Bernama.
Wahid Omar taking “short break” to spend time with family
PETALING JAYA (June 30): Former Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) group chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar will take a “short break” to spend time with his family after 17 years of working in government-linked companies (GLC).
GLC CEO remanded by MACC freed on bail
PETALING JAYA (Jue 30): The CEO of a government-linked company (GLC) who was remanded on Thursday (June 28) by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over allegations of abuse of power involving construction projects valued at RM300 million was freed by the Magistrate’s Court at Putrajaya today, reported Bernama.
