SCIB buys loss-making Selangor construction firm to expand biz in Peninsular Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Sarawak-based Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB) is acquiring a loss-making construction firm in Seri Kembangan, Selangor for RM4.
High Court sets May 5 for case management of IRB's RM68m tax arrears suit against Jho Low's right-hand man 'Fat Eric'
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The High Court has set May 5 for the next case management of the Inland Revenue Board's (IRB) RM68 million suit against Jho Low's right-hand man Eric Tan Kim Loong, aka "Fat Eric", for tax arrears from 2010 to 2013.
Khairy: Eighty percent of Malaysians will have their Covid-19 jabs by end of this year
PETALING JAYA (April 13): Malaysia will have enough vaccines for 80% of its population by October and if things go according to plan, 80% will have been inoculated against Covid-19 by the end of this year, said Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin (pictured).
Putrajaya extends CMCO in five states and KL as it warns of possible fourth infection wave
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Putrajaya, which yesterday warned that Malaysia could potentially face a fourth wave of the pandemic, has decided that Selangor, Johor, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur and Penang will remain under the Conditional Movement Control Order or CMCO from April 15 until 28.
Defence: SRC trial judge wrong to admit minutes of meeting between Najib and Nik Faisal as evidence
PUTRAJAYA (April 12): The minutes of a purported meeting between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former SRC International Sdn Bhd managing director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, which was initially marked as ID (identification) but was later unilaterally changed by trial judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali as evidence, has become an issue in the former premier's appeal against his conviction.
High Court grants discharge not amounting to acquittal to ex-spy chief in RM50m CBT case
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The High Court here today has granted a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) to former Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) director-general Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid in the US$12.
The Tee brothers and E&O
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): A report by The Edge Malaysia asked the question – why did Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd co-founders Datuk Tee Eng Ho and his brother Tee Eng Seng buy into E&O? Their “recent move” to “mop up additional shares in Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O), hitting the 33% threshold for a mandatory general offer (MGO), has left many investors wondering what they see in E&O that others do not”, wrote the weekly.
BMSPA 2021: A green haven so inspiring - Irama Wangsa
EdgeProp-ILAM Malaysia’s Sustainable Landscape Awards 2021 — Landscape Design (Gold) Irama Wangsa Dedication and passion in tending to their “garden” are common traits shared between the residents and the Joint Management Body (JMB) at Irama Wangsa – a Gold winner in the Landscape Design category of EdgeProp-ILAM Malaysia’s Sustainable Landscape Awards 2021 at EdgeProp Malaysia’s Best Managed & Sustainable Property Awards 2021.
BMSPA 2021: Pet-friendly and thriving - Westside III @ Desa ParkCity
Below 10 Years Multiple-owned Strata Residential (Gold) Westside III @ Desa ParkCity A pet-friendly condominium is an exception rather than the norm in Malaysia because, understandably, its consequential complications require much prudent and tactful control.
Defence raises questions about former YR1M CEO's credibility and quizzes court to call Najib for defence
PUTRAJAYA (April 7): The defence for Datuk Seri Najib Razak today raised questions regarding the credibility of former Yayasan Rakyat 1Malaysia (YR1M) chief executive officer (CEO), Ung Su Ling (pictured), who had earlier claimed that the directions to transfer the disputed sum of RM42 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds came from the former premier's principal private secretary, the late Datuk Azlin Alias.
