Shafee: Najib a victim of Jho Low’s conspiracy
KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak is a victim of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho’s (Jho Low) conspiracy, his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah claimed yesterday.
趋势：KL和JB被评为亚洲生活质素20高城市
吉隆坡和新山在Mercer Quality of Living City Ranking 2019调查中，被评选为亚洲第10位和12位生活质素最高的城市。 至于在全球排行，吉隆坡则排在第85位，而新山只是第101位。 该调查报告显示：“在亚洲，新加坡（排名第25位）是亚洲区域中，排名最高的城市，接下来是东京（第49位）、神户（第49位）、横滨（第55位）、大阪（第58位）、名古屋（第62位）、香港（第71位）和首尔（第77位）。” 在南亚，新德里排在第162位，孟买和班加罗尔则保持去年排名不点，分别在第154位和149位。 排名在第105位的金奈则被评选为印度最安全的城市，卡拉奇（排名第226位）则是该国内最不安全的城市。 另一方面，维也纳是欧洲城市中生活质素最高的城市，苏黎世则排名在第二，第三是慕尼黑。 至于在中东，迪拜继续成为该区域排名最高的城市，于全球的第78位，紧接着的是亚布扎比（第78位）。 在南美洲，蒙德维德亚排名在第78位，为该区域最高，卡拉卡斯则因为政治关系而下滑9位至第202位。 Mercer问卷根据10个范围的39个项目，调查了全球超过450个城市的当地生活质素。 Click here to read this story in English! （编译：周颖珊）
Malaysia Rail Link clarifies CCCC will not own ECRL assets
KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) clarified yesterday that a proposed joint operations agreement between the company and China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) does not involve ceding any form of ownership of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to its Chinese counterpart.
Hock Seng Lee bags RM299m Batang Paloh Bridge job in Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Hock Seng Lee Bhd (HSL) has secured via open tender a RM298.
Population density limit set for Kuala Lumpur
PETALING JAYA (April 17): New housing developments in Kuala Lumpur will be limited to a population density not exceeding 1,000 people per 0.
Johor Corp urges govt to expedite RTS development
JOHOR BAHRU (April 17): Johor Corp (JCorp), the southern state’s biggest state-owned enterprise, is urging the federal government to expedite the development of the Johor Bahru-Singapore rapid transit system (RTS) link, as the corporation spearheads the rejuvenation of the central business district (CBD) in the state’s capital city.
Ikhmas Jaya makes third deferment on construction of new manufacturing facility
KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Ikhmas Jaya Group Bhd has for the third time deferred the construction of its new prefabricated building system manufacturing facility in Teluk Panglima Garang, Selangor.
Prasarana to add MyNews' 50%-owned WH Smith Malaysia to stations' retail space
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd is bringing in UK convenience store WH Smith into its stations' retail space, says its group chief operating officer of strategy and transformation Ang Yoke Kee.
Najib-SRC trial: Two BNM teams raided AmBank Raja Chulan in July 2015
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): There were at least two teams involved in the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) raid on the AmBank branch along Jalan Raja Chulan on July 6, 2015 which acquired information on bank accounts related to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and SRC International Sdn Bhd.
Higher ECRL portion for local players works out to RM17.6b, says CIMB IB
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): The higher allocation of works for local contractors for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project is a positive for the construction sector, says CIMB Investment Bank (CIMB IB).
