Royal Floria Putrajaya 2018 flower show begins Aug 25
Trying to get some fresh air this weekend? Head over to Putrajaya this weekend to visit the Royal Floria Putrajaya flower show.
DAP Rep: Restore ECRL sites, help retrenched workers
KUALA LUMPUR (August 24): Calling their plight “regrettable”, Ketari state assemblyman Young Syefura Othman said the government should ensure the welfare of the nearly 2,000 retrenched East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) workers, and rehabilitate the sites that had previously been earmarked for the project.
Paramount Property on track to meet RM1bn sales target
PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): Property developer Paramount Property Development Sdn Bhd is on track to meet its full year sales target of RM1 billion with its 1H2018 sales already hitting RM598 million, said Paramount Corp Bhd group CEO and director Jeffrey Chew at an analyst and fund manager’s briefing for Paramount Corporation’s 1H2018 financial results today.
Meagre savings from SST exemptions unlikely to lower house prices, says property developer
PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): The reintroduction of the Sales and Services Tax (SST), slated in September, is unlikely to reduce house prices despite cost savings of at least 1% to 2% for property developers, said Paramount Corp Bhd group CEO and director Jeffrey Chew.
Special committee to study business models for Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan
PUTRAJAYA (Aug 24): The Federal Territories (FT) Ministry has set up a special committee to study sustainable ways for Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP) to generate its own funding, said its minister Khalid Samad.
Call for concrete action plan on GST refunds
KUALA LUMPUR (August 24): With a week to go before the Sept 1 implementation of the new sales and service tax (SST), manufacturers yesterday called on the government to address the goods and services tax (GST) input tax refunds conundrum before imposing the SST.
Tropicana Corp 2Q net profit down 18% on lower revenue
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): Lower sales have dragged Tropicana Corp Bhd’s net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018 (2QFY18) lower by 18.
Najib calls for inquiry into ECRL and pipeline projects
KUALA LUMPUR (August 24): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has asked the new government to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into controversial China-linked projects — the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and two pipelines under the finance ministry-owned Suria Strategic Energy Resources Sdn Bhd, inked under his administration, after coming under fire for committing Malaysia to mega contracts perceived to be lopsided against it.
ECRL and HSR cost too much, mean too little — Liew Chin Tong
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) and the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) projects cost too much and mean very little to Malaysia in terms of connectivity and regional strategy, according to Deputy Defense Minister Liew Chin Tong.
Tun Daim met with TTDI RA today, said sources
PETALING JAYA (Aug 23): It is learnt that former Malaysian Finance Minister and businessman Tun Daim Zainuddin has met up with Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents Association (TTDI RA) to understand their concerns on the development which takes place at part of the land in Taman Rimba Kiara.
