Guan Eng: Tabung Harapan funds to repay a portion of 1MDB's RM51b debt
KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): Tabung Harapan Malaysia’s (THM) entire funds amounting to RM203.
Climate Governance Initiative launches Malaysian chapter, first in Asia
KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): The Malaysian chapter of the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI), a project hosted by the World Economic Forum, has been launched, marking the first country in Asia to do so.
Khalid Samad on the TRK activists: You have not sat and met with me even for one minute
PUTRAJAYA (May 16): Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad said activists who are against the development of Taman Rimba Kiara never tried to meet him to discuss the issue before attacking it in public using the media.
Mida sets up dedicated team to promote development along ECRL project
KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) has established a dedicated team to promote the development of industrial parks, infrastructure, logistics hub and transit-oriented developments along the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project.
Guan Eng leads 10-member office to oversee govt’s debt, liabilities
KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): A Debt Management Office (DMO) has been set up to review and manage the government’s debt and liabilities, which will be chaired by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
Zahid threatened action if new camp not ready, purportedly as voting base
PETALING JAYA (May 14): A special audit report on the Defence Ministry’s land swaps revealed that former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had threatened action if the Hutan Melintang army camp was not ready by Aug 2017.
Gerakan: Penang Transport Master Plan will be useless with Kulim airport
GEORGE TOWN (May 14): The proposed Kulim International Airport will compete with the existing Penang International Airport (PIA) and badly impact the state’s economy in the long run, Gerakan was reported saying by The Star today.
Zeti: Market needs more affordable housing
SHAH ALAM (May 11): The market is never short of commercial and luxury properties and it needs more affordable housing to balance the oversupply situation, said Sime Darby Property Bhd chairman Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.
KPKT: Potential collaboration with China companies for affordable housing funding and technology
SHAH ALAM (May 11): Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with eight companies from China, for future potential foreign direct investment and technology knowledge transfer towards Malaysia’s affordable housing development.
Rajawali Group set to exit Sheraton Imperial KL after 15 years
A 33-storey building in Jalan Sultan Ismail has been put up for sale by Indonesian billionaire Tan Sri Peter Sondakh.
