Advancecon bags subcontract job worth RM49.38m in Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Advancecon Holdings Bhd has bagged a RM49.
Isa Samad's trial: Ex-Felda DG gives conflicting testimony on whether board approved Kuching hotel purchase
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Former Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) director-general Datuk Hanapi Suhada appeared to give conflicting testimony today on the question of whether or not approval was given by the Felda board for Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd (FIC) to purchase Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites in Kuching for RM160 million.
Country Group Securities linked to Jho Low’s father, says defence
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): The defence in Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial has revealed that Thailand-based Country Group Securities Pcl, which was involved in the flipping of a RM5 billion Islamic medium term notes (IMTN) issued by the fund in 2009, is linked to Tan Sri Larry Low Hock Peng — the father of fugitive Low Taek Jho.
Khazanah unit to sell Andaz Singapore for S$475m, highest hotel price ever in Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): M+S Pte Ltd, a 60:40 joint venture between Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd, is selling its wholly-owned subsidiary Ophir-Rochor Hotel Pte Ltd (ORH) to property developer Hoi Hup Realty Pte Ltd for S$475 million or S$1.
MSM sells Perlis land to F&N at 18% discount as it generates negligible revenues, saps finances
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Refined sugar producer MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd, a 51% subsidiary of FGV Holdings Bhd, is selling a 4,453.
China's 'golden week': Property sales plunge in major cities, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): There has been nothing glittering in China's property market as sales in major cities of the Middle Kingdom experienced "one of their worst 'golden week' holidays in years", reported the South China Morning Post (SCMP) today.
FIC gets RM100m advance from Felda for Kuching hotel purchase
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Felda Investment Corp Sdn Bhd (FIC) sought to borrow RM100 million from parent Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) in late 2014 to finance the purchase of the Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites in Kuching, says former Felda finance director Mohd Shahrin Mohd Ali.
Isa Samad trial: Kuching hotel later valued at half the purchase price, says FIC officer
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): The Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites in Kuching, which was bought for RM160 million by Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd (FIC) between late 2014 and early 2015, was subsequently valued at only RM80 million, a witness testified today in the graft trial of former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad.
Gerakan: Penang can build its own PPR homes
GEORGE TOWN (Oct 8): The Penang government should go ahead with building People’s Housing Project (PPR) in the state without the need for the Federal government “to initiate” it, said state Gerakan chairman Oh Tong Keong.
