Halim wants Gamuda’s toll concessions, on top of PLUS
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): The competition for toll roads is heating up.
A bridge between people and plants
Permaculture is derived from two words – permanent and agriculture.
Dangerous levels of lead in Penang playgrounds
PETALING JAYA (Oct 25): A study by the International Persistent Organic Pollutants Elimination Network (Ipen) and the Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) found that playgrounds in Penang contain dangerously high levels of lead, Malaysiakini reported today.
TDM's Indonesian ops face sanction, 900ha to halt activities for 3 years
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): TDM Bhd announced yesterday that its subsidiary PT Rafi Kamajaya Abadi (PT RKA) has been sanctioned by the Indonesian government and ordered to stop all plantation activities at some 900ha of its plantation area in Kalimantan, which has been burnt recently.
MGB delivers IBS-built homes half a year earlier
PETALING JAYA (Oct 22): Industrialised Building System (IBS) precast manufacturer MGB Bhd has successfully delivered IBS-built homes in LBS Alam Perdana, a township development in Puncak Alam, Selangor by LBS Bina Group Bhd, half a year earlier than scheduled.
Lower threshold for foreigners: It will solve liquidity problem faced by developers, says LBS Bina's Lim
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): The lower property threshold for foreign ownership will help “solve the liquidity problem faced by developers”, LBS Bina managing director Tan Sri Lim Hock San (pictured) told China Press in an interview.
Najib: PAC should probe Guan Eng's claim that RM150b was stolen from Malaysia’s coffers
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has called on the government to move the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to investigate Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s claim that the current government inherited some RM150 billion in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-related public debt from the previous government.
Putrajaya raises minimum wage to RM1,200 for urban workers
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): The government has proposed to raise the minimum wage to RM1,200 per month for those in major cities only, effective 2020.
Those earning over RM2m a year to be taxed 30%
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): The government will introduce a new tax band for those earning over RM2 million a year, which will see them taxed 30% — two percentage points more than the 28% currently applied to those earning over RM1 million.
