Econpile secures RM27m structure works contract in KL
KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): Piling and foundation specialist, Econpile Holdings Bhd has a secured foundation and structure works contract worth RM27.
Sarawak Consolidated subsidiary bags RM120m PR1MA housing project
KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary SCIB Properties Sdn Bhd has secured a RM120 million contract to build high-rise residential units within Sering district in Kota Bharu, Kelantan under the PR1MA Corp Malaysia affordable homes scheme.
Covid is airborne, scientists urge for ventilation system overhaul to combat the pandemic
PETALING JAYA (May 17): As the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have accepted the scientific findings that coronavirus can spread through the air, scientists are now calling for a ventilation system to be overhauled to fight the pandemic, reported Bloomberg.
Gold shop robbed in less than a minute
KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): Three armed robbers ran away with various gold jewellery after they had raided a gold shop in Kompleks Idaman at Jalan Gombak, Kuala Lumpur on May 16, reported Sinar Harian.
Najib, Shahrol, Ismee and Ibrahim Ali among those named in 16 suits by SRC
KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's name appears prominently in two out of 16 civil suits by SRC International Sdn Bhd, firstly for breach of fiduciary duties and secondly for receiving RM42 million, for which he has already been found guilty and convicted recently.
Tony Pua: HIDE poorly designed and assumptions behind data misguided
Media Statement by Tony Pua, DAP's national publicity secretary and the Member of Parliament for Damansara in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, May 10, 2021: Unless the Government intends to paralyse or permanent shut down retail malls and supermarkets, it must suspend the use of the deeply flawed Hotspot Identification system (HIDE) with immediate effect.
NUFAM urges govt to vaccinate airline workers before dispatching flights to India
KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): The National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (NUFAM) urged the government to immediately vaccinate airline workers before dispatching flights to India as they are the most at-risk workers besides frontliners working in hospitals.
BNM keeps OPR pat at 1.75%; economists expect rate to stay through 2021
KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Bank Negara Malaysia kept the overnight policy rate (OPR) pat at its historic low of 1.
MAHB says it has not received details of Subang airport takeover proposal
KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) said it has yet to receive the details of a reported proposal by a private business entity to take over the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang.
Victims of runaway developers face double woes from exploitative liquidators
When a developer is wound up before completion of its duties and contractual obligations, a liquidator fills the void and takes on the duties of the former, such as completing the construction of the buildings or facilities left by the defunct developer, delivering vacant possession or applying for individual or strata titles, so as not to leave the purchasers in a lurch.
