JAKS Resources launches second cash call in a year
KUALA LUMPUR (June 7): JAKS Resources Bhd is launching another cash call, this time to raise up to RM69.
About 1,800 on waiting list for public housing in Penang, says Penang CM
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): There are 1,800 people on the waiting list for public housing in Penang and those who ceased to qualify for the homes will have to vacate them, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pictured) clarified today.
The end for Raj's Bangsar outlet?
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): It could be the permanent closure of Raj’s Banana Leaf Restaurant branch in Bangsar, if Kuala Lumpur Mayor Tan Sri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz has his way.
WCT says REIT listing may be deferred to 2019
PETALING JAYA (June 6): The planned listing of WCT Holdings Bhd's real estate investment trust (REIT) may be deferred to 2019 pending the outcome of a legal dispute between WCT's indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Gemilang Waras Sdn Bhd and Aeon Co (M) Bhd.
ECRL may be deferred or terminated, says PM
PUTRAJAYA (June 6): The government may defer or terminate the RM55 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) which is still being studied, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
PM: Govt to review bank loan terms for first-time homebuyers
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): There will be a new mechanism to facilitate the bank loan application process for young Malaysians purchasing their first properties, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.
'Not the first time we have done such a transaction' — ex-governor Muhammad Ibrahim
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Former governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim, whose resignation Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today confirmed he has accepted, said the purchase of Lot 41 land was not the first time the central bank has done such a transaction.
Tun M: No successor yet for BNM governor's role
PUTRAJAYA (June 6): The government today confirmed it has accepted Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim's resignation and is yet to decide his successor.
Anger sparks over Penang's Sia Boey, again
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Simmering anger over the development of Penang’s old Prangin market or Sia Boey has exploded again among heritage activists, now over allegations of excavation works happening illegally at the area.
Partial closure on Jalan Tun Razak owing to elevated road works
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Watch out for traffic disruption along Jalan Tun Razak until July 9 next year.
