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Asean cities set to face this as middle-class households quadruplePETALING JAYA: Asean cities could face urbanisation challenges as middle-class households are set to quadruple by 2030, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).The EIU has projected that the number of middle-class...

KUALA LUMPUR: UEM Group Bhd will be pumping in about RM150mil on an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud Solution for the company and its subsidiaries.The project is expected to be completed in three years.Describing the move as its digital revolution journey, the engineering-based...

BY CECILIA KOKKUALA LUMPUR: The World Bank has slashed its growth forecast for Malaysia from 2016 through 2018 due to the subdued global economy weighing on the country’s prospects.In its latest forecasts, the global financial institution predicted Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) would...

BY RAZAK AHMADKUALA LUMPUR: The cost of living, housing and urban issues, and healthcare are the people’s top concerns as Budget 2017 looms, an online survey conducted by the Prime Minister’s web portal has revealed.The two-week survey (https://bajet2017.najibrazak.com/survey), which culminates...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s main challenge and opportunity lies in speeding up structural reforms to accelerate the country’s transition to a high-income economy, according to the World Bank.In its newly released East Asia and Pacific Economic Update entitled “Reducing Vulnerabilities”, the...

BY NURUL ASMUI MD AZMIasmui@propwall.com(From left) Chew, Kho, Yeo, Towle, Ho, Chong and Toh.Participants at the roundtable focused their discussion on the challenges of the property market.ON Sept 1, StarProperty.my had organised a roundtable discussion on "Overcoming Malaysia’s Property...

BY CAITLYN NG LI YUINliyuin@ocision.comFOR many people in Malaysia, owning a property seems to be a dream that is just a little out of reach. Now it may seem as though that dream may be harder to achieve, especially among young people, as house prices continue to escalate.According to NAPIC...

Both exhibitions close with resounding success, gathering 11,976 visitors from 57 countries and 450 exhibiting companies from 27countries and regions in 3 days.The exemplary trade shows Build Eco Xpo (BEX) Asia and Mostra Convene Expocomfort (MCE) Asia 2016 concluded on a high note on Sept 28. The...

By NURUL ASMUI MD AZMIasmui@ocision.comOfficial launch of Stonor 3: (From left) Tan & Tan Developments Bhd executive director Teh Boon Ghee, Tan & Tan Developments Bhd chief executive officer Tan Boon Lee, IGB Corp Bhd chief financial officer Chai Lai Sim, Mitsubishi Jisho Residence Co Ltd managing...

BY YVONNE T. NATHANResidents in several areas in Kuala Lumpur are urging the authorities to act against irresponsible parties who throw rubbish and construction debris from high-rises, causing head injuries and damage to vehicles.THE irresponsible act of throwing garbage from the top of a flat in...