Shafee: Najib a victim of Jho Low’s conspiracy
KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak is a victim of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho’s (Jho Low) conspiracy, his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah claimed yesterday.
Malaysia Rail Link clarifies CCCC will not own ECRL assets
KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) clarified yesterday that a proposed joint operations agreement between the company and China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) does not involve ceding any form of ownership of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to its Chinese counterpart.
Survey: Malaysians want regulations for short-term rental industry
KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): In a survey commissioned by Airbnb, half of the 880 respondents would prefer to have a national set of guidelines for short-term rentals.
Residential market stabilised, says JPPH director
PETALING JAYA (April 17): Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) director Ahmad Zailan Azizuddin says the residential market has now stabilised, and should remain flat until the end of 2019, reports The Star.
Population density limit set for Kuala Lumpur
PETALING JAYA (April 17): New housing developments in Kuala Lumpur will be limited to a population density not exceeding 1,000 people per 0.
Ikhmas Jaya makes third deferment on construction of new manufacturing facility
KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Ikhmas Jaya Group Bhd has for the third time deferred the construction of its new prefabricated building system manufacturing facility in Teluk Panglima Garang, Selangor.
Raise salaries to boost aggregate demand, MIER tells govt
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): The government should focus on raising civil servants' salaries to boost domestic aggregate demand instead of being fixated on price levels when it comes to addressing the high cost of living, according to the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER).
Prasarana to add MyNews' 50%-owned WH Smith Malaysia to stations' retail space
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd is bringing in UK convenience store WH Smith into its stations' retail space, says its group chief operating officer of strategy and transformation Ang Yoke Kee.
Najib-SRC trial: Two BNM teams raided AmBank Raja Chulan in July 2015
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): There were at least two teams involved in the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) raid on the AmBank branch along Jalan Raja Chulan on July 6, 2015 which acquired information on bank accounts related to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and SRC International Sdn Bhd.
Hektar REIT says plan to double assets value on track
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust's (Hektar REIT) plan to double its assets value to RM2.
