Chinese demand boosts Singapore luxury apartment sales
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Singapore apartments worth at least S$10 million (RM30 million) are proving to be very popular with Chinese nationals.
Forty-two years of hard work but still unable to get low-cost house
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 19): For 42 years he laboured faithfully in government service, sometimes during the wee hours of the morning, always on standby and hardly taking a day off.
Atrium REIT to raise RM999m via MTN programme for Penang properties
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 19): Atrium Real Estate Investment Trust plans to raise up to RM999 million by establishing a medium-term note (MTN) programme to part-finance the purchase of properties in Penang.
1MDB-Tanore trial: Terengganu wanted to sell out TIA but MoF reluctant to buy, defence claims
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): The Terengganu state government wanted to be out of Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) immediately after a boardroom tussle in the state fund, lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pictured) claimed in the High Court today.
‘Shahrol suggested that MoF takes over TIA’
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi was the one who suggested to Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak to take over the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) from Terengganu Menteri Besar Inc (MB Inc) to form 1MDB, the High Court heard yesterday.
1MDB-Tanore trial witness insisted 1MDB was Najib's 'baby' — before defence changed his mind
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): Datuk Amhari Effendi Nazaruddin, one of the key prosecution witnesses in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) trial involving former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, initially disagreed that the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) was mooted by Terengganu's ruler Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin's when he was the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Affordable segment in property sector expected to perform well
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): We are maintaining our “neutral” view on the property sector as the outlook remains challenging in the next 12 months.
1MDB-Tanore trial: Jho Low not advisor, Agong said in 2009 TIA meeting
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin has denied any knowledge that there were concerns raised in 2009 that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, has been misrepresenting himself as an advisor of then Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin.
PAM calls for better fire safety measures for heritage buildings
PETALING JAYA (Sept 5): In view of the recent tragic fire at the Sungai Lembing heritage town, the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) has called for upgrades to fire and life-safety measures at all heritage buildings, particularly older buildings.
Jho Low explained TIA to Najib's aide by scribbling on a whiteboard in his kitchen
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho explained the formation of Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) to former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak's aide by scribbling on a whiteboard in his apartment kitchen here.
