The follies and foibles of community living
A friend once told me that reading the National House Buyers Association (HBA)’s articles is like reading a compilation of “horror housing stories”.
Remote Sabah village finally gets some water security
PETALING JAYA (Dec 14): The Rungus people of Kampung Suang Duyung, Pitas in Sabah now have rainwater harvesting systems to help provide potable water, the Malay Mail reported today.
Najib allowed access to 17,000 'Justo documents' by High Court
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 13): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak got the nod from the High Court today to inspect 17,000 documents given by whistleblower and former PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI) executive Xavier Justo to the authorities in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore case.
Former chief justice Richard Malanjum is now Berjaya Land chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Former chief justice Tan Sri Richard Malanjum has been made the independent and non-executive chairman of Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand), effective yesterday.
Sanichi says China's Second Construction Co keen on its Halal Gelatin Industrial Park
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 9): The Second Construction Co Ltd of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau, a key enterprise of China State Construction Engineering Corp (CSCEC), is said to have shown interest in Malaysia and Asean's first Halal Gelatin Industrial Park to be developed by Sanichi Technology Bhd.
Sushi King to close unprofitable outlets
PETALING JAYA (Dec 9): Texchem Resources Bhd will close down unprofitable Sushi King outlets in the country in 2020, the Star reported today.
MUI Properties goes for gold in Australia
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): MUI Properties Bhd has taken up an associate stake in Nex Metals Explorations Ltd, a gold exploration company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
TNB to cut non-household ICPT surcharge to two sen per kWh for Jan-June 2020
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is reducing the imbalance cost pass-through (ICPT) surcharge for non-households for the January-July period of 2020.
CIDB probes death of child who fell from a link bridge
PETALING JAYA (Dec 6): A toddler plunged to her death from the fifth floor of a building in Jalan Bundusan, Penampang on Dec 1 because a flooring board in the link bridge had been removed and was not covered back, according to initial investigations reported by the Daily Express yesterday.
Some construction players bid below cost to survive — Gamuda
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 6): It is no secret that the Malaysian construction market has slowed down markedly since the 14th general election in May last year, but the situation is so dire that certain contractors are putting in below cost bids just to keep their staff employed.
