Greater KL may become biggest office market in Asean
PETALING JAYA (Jan 8): Greater Kuala Lumpur could become the biggest office space market in the Asean region this year, according to property consultancy Savills Malaysia.
Putrajaya responds to WSJ exposé on 1MDB-China links
In response to the Wall Street Report that alleged former prime minister Najib Razak had signed major deals with China in return for a bailout for 1MDB debts and investigations from a number of countries, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said that the government will examine China-linked projects more closely for elements of corruption.
Malaysian railway and pipeline deals for China in return for 1MDB bailout?
The Malaysian government was in the midst of a swelling, multibillion-dollar graft scandal in 2016, when Senior Chinese leaders offered to help bail them out, according to minutes from previously undisclosed meetings, cited by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
China and Malaysia deals that paid off 1MDB debts
Part 1 of this article can be found here.
Economy may be slowing
There seems to have been an increase in the number of opinion pieces and articles prognosticating a gloomy future for the Malaysian economy in 2019.
Sparking hope one child at a time
"We come to Malaysia for a better life but not easy here too.
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng remanded until Jan 7
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): The Sessions Court has issued a temporary remand on Roger Ng Chong Hwa before deciding whether to grant bail to the former Goldman Sachs employee amidst his extradition hearing.
MAHB's Syed Zainol takes over as S P Setia chairman as Wan Mohd Zahid quits
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3): After serving S P Setia Bhd for almost a decade, Tan Sri Dr Wan Mohd Zahid Mohd Noordin has resigned from his post as non-independent and non-executive chairman of the group to pursue other interests.
