'Ring of Light' delights Asian skywatchers
PETALING JAYA (Dec 26): Skywatchers across Asia were treated to a rare annular solar eclipse today, various news agencies reported.
Solar eclipse on Dec 26
PETALING JAYA (Dec 24): A partial eclipse can be seen at most places in Malaysia on Dec 26, 2019.
Group unsatisfied by explanation from authorities, says new islands were ‘sneaked’ into Penang Structure Plan
GEORGE TOWN: Local pressure group Socialist Progressive Front is unsatisfied by the explanation from local authorities on the fourth and fifth island in the 2030 Penang Structure Plan (RSN) revealed last week and claims the islands were "sneaked in", Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported today.
Gamuda expects to sign Penang Transport Master Plan PDP agreement in ‘next few weeks’, says MD
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 5): Gamuda Bhd is likely to sign the Project Delivery Partner (PDP) agreement for Penang Transport Master Plan in the ‘next few weeks’, and the first package of Light Rail Transit (LRT) would be awarded by mid-2020, according to managing director Datuk Lin Yun Ling.
Mudajaya back in the black after 13 straight quarterly losses
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): After logging 13 consecutive quarters of losses, Mudajaya Group Bhd has returned to the black with a net profit of RM812,000 in its third quarter ended Sept 30, 2019 (3QFY19).
Up for sale: Part of Boh Plantations' lowland tea plantation
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 23): Boh Plantations Sdn Bhd “is looking to divest” 651 acres of its plantation in Southern Klang Valley, Selangor, according to a report by The Edge Malaysia.
Hap Seng Consolidated 3Q net profit up 1.3% y-o-y, pays 20 sen dividend
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 22): Hap Seng Consolidated Bhd has eked out a 1.
KLK 4Q net profit up 37%, lifted by manufacturing segment
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): Plantations player Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK)’s net profit for the fourth quarter ended Sept 30, 2019 (4QFY19) rose 37% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM175.
Five ex-FGV directors have counterclaim dismissed, ordered to file defence
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 8): Five former FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV) directors today failed in their counter-claim against the company over a suit that was filed against them and nine others, over the questionable acquisition of Asian Plantation Limited (APL).
Pulau Indah power plant project not terminated as new capacity needed to meet demand in central region, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): The government decided to proceed with the power generation project on Pulau Indah partly because there is a need to raise supply in the central region to cope with the strong demand, especially in the Klang Valley which accounts for 43% of the total demand in the peninsula, according to Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin.
