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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): JAKS Resources Bhd has failed again in its bid to get the court’s permission to appeal against the release of a RM50 million bank guarantee to Star Media Group Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 20): Tan Sri Vincent Tan (pictured), who is back at the helm of the Berjaya group, yesterday unveiled his big plan to restructure his business empire that may involve the sale of assets, privatising two companies — 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd and Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand) — as well as the listing of hotel business in Singapore.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 14): To ensure greater equitability, the PD2 Management Corp -- which manages the Phileo Damansara 2 integrated development here -- has voted to adopt different maintenance charges for the various types of parcels within the property, reported The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Star Media Group Bhd announced today that its group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai has submitted his notice of retirement and will be relinquishing the two posts on Jan 1, 2019.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Sin Chew Media Corp Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Media Chinese International Ltd (MCIL), is acquiring a parcel of industrial land on Jalan Semangat at Seksyen 13, Petaling Jaya, Selangor for RM18.

Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in an interview with Sinar Harian last week, conceded that based on information available today, Jho Low had cheated Malaysia of billions of dollars through transactions done by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

SEMENYIH (Nov 4): Every family deserves a decent shelter over their heads but there are some of them who just can’t afford one, hence, the market needs an inclusive scheme that could bring all the stakeholders together to help those in need to find their ideal home while resolving the problem of market supply mismatch, said The Edge Media Group chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Real estate could now be the prized assets in Star Media Group Bhd, as the print media business is suffering from digital disruption that results in declining advertising revenue.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 26): A mediating body to handle complaints by residents of high-rise buildings is set to be launched by Oct 1.

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