Meryl Streep's Tribeca penthouse on sale for RM100m
PETALING JAYA (Aug 21): Legendary Hollywood actor Meryl Streep's Tribeca penthouse is on the market with an asking price of US$24.
Canadian firm co-owned by Taib Mahmud's daughter seeks injunction against Swiss NGO
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): Sakto Corp, a Canadian real estate company co-owned and operated by Jamilah Taib Murray, the daughter of Sarawak Governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, has applied to Switzerland's Basel Civil Court to obtain an injunction against Swiss non-governmental organisation Bruno Manser Fonds (BMF).
Dr Mahathir: I didn't ask anything about Jho Low
BEIJING (Aug 21): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) said today he did not ask Chinese leaders yesterday about Low Taek Jho.
Dr Mahathir: ECRL, two gas pipeline projects will be cancelled
BEIJING (Aug 21): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today Malaysia's proposed East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and two gas pipeline projects will be cancelled due to the government's fiscal position.
Highland Towers site to be recreational park, flanked by 50 bungalows
PETALING JAYA (August 21): In new developments on the Highland Towers site, the proposed plan is to build 50 bungalows on 8ha of land around the site, turning the current location of the old towers into the recreational park that Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin spoke of on Aug 19.
MQREIT sees 4.48% traded off-market
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): MRCB-Quill REIT (MQREIT) saw 48 million of its units cross off-market today.
Daim: The government knows where Jho Low is
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): The government is aware of and knows the whereabouts of businessman-turned-fugitive Low Taek Jho (pictured), or better known as Jho Low, who has been linked to the financial troubles at beleaguered 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), according to former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin.
Khazanah chief Shahril exits Media Prima, MBSB, MRCB
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): As he clocked in as Khazanah Nasional Bhd’s new managing director yesterday, Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan (pictured) resigned from the board of directors of three companies, namely Media Prima Bhd, Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) and Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) as their non-independent, non-executive director.
Perak theme park to blossom after termination of DreamWorks licence agreement
KUALA LUMPUR (August 20): Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu lauded the termination of the licence agreement between the Movie Animation Park Studios (MAPS) in Perak and DreamWorks Animation LLC, as all rides and attractions in the theme park can be opened to visitors now.
Up to govt whether findings be made public, says CEP chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): The Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) said it is the Government's prerogative on whether or not to share the council’s recommendations on economic and institutional reforms that it concluded yesterday.
