News about Malaysia

PETALING JAYA (June 11): A two-storey bungalow in Putrajaya – which is believed to have been used by former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) as a “safe house” – is being searched by police officers from the Federal Commercial Crime Investigations Department, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): There were 3,354 fire rescue calls during the Ops Raya 2017 campaign, up by 39% from 2,400 calls recorded in the previous year, said the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (Bomba) director-general Mohammad Hamdan Wahid (pictured) today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): A majority, or 82%, of Malaysian consumers are optimistic about the country's economic outlook and perceive the recent government initiatives, such as the reduction of goods and services tax (GST) to 0% on June 1, as being good for consumers, according to a survey conducted by Nielsen Malaysia.

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KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Property experts have dismissed concerns that the change of Bangsar South’s name back to Kampung Kerinchi will drive down prices of properties in the area.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): The owners of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project today said that a statement made in a story by an English language weekly yesterday is "completely incorrect and misleading".

KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Two firms, Tanjung Rhu Land Sdn Bhd and Reka Intisari Sdn Bhd, have gone into receivership, according to a recent report by The Edge weekly.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): It looks like Putrajaya will not “inject” any more monies to the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) (pictured) financial centre here, according to a very recent report by The Edge weekly.

A decade ago, Jerry Tan would never have imagined himself marketing a Malaysian property development, much less living in one.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 8): An arrest warrant has been issued by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on bankrupt businessman Tan Sri Ting Pek Khiing (pictured), who had last week surprised the nation with news that he will be undertaking a RM30 billion project in Langkawi, for failing to appear in court yesterday for his public enquiry hearing.