Kerjaya Prospek to secure RM400m job from unit's Marriott project
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd said today its order book will be boosted by some RM400 million by year-end, contributed by its private arm’s planned RM1.
Details of plastic waste ban to be finalised by year end, says Yeo
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Putrajaya aims to finalise details of banning the import of non-recyclable plastic waste by end of this year.
Yeo Bee Yin: Government freezes licence issuance for plastic waste recycling factories
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): The government has freezed issuance of licenses to establish plastic waste recycling factories in Malaysia and banned the import of these materials to ensure existing illegal factories do not continue their operations.
Households across Malaysia face ‘different realities’ on income
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): There are huge disparities in the income threshold of the Middle 40 (M40) in the various states across Malaysia, according to Khazanah Research Institute’s (KRI) latest report.
Langkawi Unesco status hangs in the balance
LANGKAWI (Oct 16): The Kilim Geoforest Park, one of few Unesco-certified sites in Southeast Asia, may lose the status if an assessment review is conducted during low tide, which will reveal the impact of tourism activities on the area.
Branded residences in KL record 69% price premium, second highest in Asia
PETALING JAYA (Oct 16): Branded residences in Kuala Lumpur recorded a premium of 69% against non-branded luxury residences last year.
‘Any sale of government assets will not involve PNB’
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Tony Pua, the political secretary to the finance minister, said any sale of Malaysian government assets will not involve Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) because funds and investments of PNB belong to the company’s unitholders and not the government.
HBA tells Rehda to redefine affordable housing – report
PETALING JAYA (Oct 15): The National House Buyers Association (HBA) has called upon the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) to redefine its “outright unrealistic” definition of affordable housing, according to a New Straits Times report.
S P Setia confident in Melbourne property market demand
MELBOURNE (Oct 15): S P Setia Bhd is optimistic about the property demand in Melbourne, Australia, as the population of one of the world’s most liveable cities continues to rise and is expected to surpass that of New South Wales’ capital city, Sydney, in the next decade, said the company president and CEO Datuk Khor Chap Jen.
Najib seeks donations to fund legal battles
PETALING JAYA (Oct 15): Embattled former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is seeking donations from the public to fund his family's legal battles.
