Ekovest 1Q net profit up 13% on higher contribution from property development, toll ops
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Ekovest Bhd, controlled by tycoon Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo, saw its net profit rise 13% to RM43.
Star Media says Wong Chun Wai to retire as MD/CEO next year
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.
Vincent Tan proposes fund to resolve USJ temple land problem, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Well-known local tycoon Tan Sri Vincent Tan feels that the establishment of a fund to buy the land where the USJ25 Sri Maha Mariamman Temple is located will allow it to remain where it is, The Star reported today.
Sin Chew Media to buy adjacent property in PJ from a related party
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.
London housing market woes are worse than it looks
London property prices are in a rut, with the market facing additional headwinds from higher taxes, along with a warning from the Bank of England that U.
Abandoned projects revived
PETALING JAYA (Nov 30): Selangor government's RM18mil allocation for the completion of abandoned projects, the Abandoned Projects Revival Fund (Tepat) has yielded results.
Najib: I doubted Tong’s ‘proof’
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he had rejected the “proof” of wrongdoings by 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) mastermind Low Taek Jho (Jho Low), presented to him in 2015 by The Edge Media Group chairman Tong Kooi Ong, as it was based on stolen emails by a disgruntled employee.
Resorts World Genting opens Empire by Zouk
GENTING HIGHLANDS (Nov 29): Resorts World Genting (RWG) has officially opened the newest concept of clubs – Empire by Zouk (Empire) on Nov 21 – one of Zouk Genting’s two club outlets, and one of the newest concepts introduced under the Zouk umbrella, it announced in a press release today.
Menteri besar: Selangor govt not acquiring USJ temple land
PETALING JAYA (Nov 29): Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari has issued a statement today clarifying that the state government is not acquiring the land where the USJ Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple is located.
Democracy has its limits, says Tun M
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 29): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) today stressed that it is not the government's intention to punish anyone blindly, but democracy has its limits and the public will have to understand the boundaries of democracy.
