Man gets leg caught in escalator, is freed by firemen
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): For 45 minutes, a man's leg remained stuck in an escalator, before the Fire and Rescue Department managed to extricate him from the machine.
Fugitive financier Jho Low holds Cyprus passport – report
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): Fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho has been a Cyprus citizen for the past four years, according to Politis, a daily Greek-language newspaper published in Cyprus.
Menara Weld and The Weld Shopping Centre up for sale
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): Great Eastern Life Assurance (M) Bhd, a unit of Singapore-listed Great Eastern Holdings Ltd, is calling for bids for the Menara Weld office building and The Weld Shopping Centre located within the Golden Triangle of Kuala Lumpur.
Wolo Hotel BB sold for RM115m
PETALING JAYA (Nov 2): The four-star Wolo Hotel Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur has been sold for RM115 million or RM864,661 per room, according to an article in The Edge today by Vasantha Ganesan.
Media Prima: Staff affected by restructuring will receive fair compensation
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Media Prima Bhd says it is embarking on the next phase of its business transformation exercise and that all affected employees will receive a fair and equitable compensation package.
MACC studying responses over compound notices issued to recover 1MDB money
PUTRAJAYA (Nov 1) : The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is looking into the responses of the 80 individuals and entities against whom it had issued compound notices to recover money totalling some RM420 million believed to be from 1Malaysia Development Bhd.
Heng Huat major shareholder Ooi is now its executive chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Ooi Chieng Sim, the executive chairman of Atta Global Group Bhd, is also wearing the same hat in Heng Huat Resources Group Bhd now.
Shah Alam has more to offer
From oil palm and rubber plantations into a modern industrial city, Shah Alam today is also a top choice for young families and professionals to live especially those who work in the Western corridors of the Klang Valley.
In Vietnam’s ‘Billionaire Village’, migrant cash can buy a palace
PETALING JAYA (Nov 1): At least three of the 39 illegal migrants found dead in the back of a truck in Essex, Britain came from a place called “Billionaire Village” in Vietnam, according to a report by Reuters today.
Hong Kong home prices fall as protests drag on
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Hong Kong is known for having sky high property prices but it looks like political and social turmoil has at last impacted the property market.
