PETALING JAYA: Ahmad Zaki Resources Bhd (AZRB) has secured a RM152.3mil contract to build a bridge across Sungai Kuantan.The construction company said it had received the letter of award from the Public Works Department to build the bridge linking Kuantan to Bandar Putra, Tanjung Lumpur.“The...

PETALING JAYA: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has been appointed the joint lead arranger, together with Kuwait’s Warba Bank, for the construction of a luxury residential tower in Manhattan, New York worth US$219mil.The financing comprises a US$174mil senior construction loan and a US$45mil...

BY EUGENE MAHALINGAMMalaysian developers with exposure to the UK included SP Setia Bhd, Sime Darby Bhd, Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) and Eco World Development Group Bhd.PETALING JAYA: The UK’s referendum to leave the European Union (EU) or Brexit, could spell a gloomy medium-term outlook for the...

THE Federal Government should build more People’s Housing Project (PPR) for low-income groups who are not qualified to obtain housing loans in Penang.State Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the state was now in the midst of identifying several plots of...

BY M. MAGESWARIAmpang Park Shopping Centre in Kuala Lumpur.KUALA LUMPUR: Some 62 registered strata title owners of Ampang Park Shopping Centre are applying to the High Court to get technical drawings and specifications from Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) and two others to...

PETALING JAYA: Googolplex Properties Sdn Bhd aimed to achieve RM3 billion sales this year, after a prosperous 2015 which sees the company hitting RM1.3 billion sales.The company headquarter at Jaya One recorded top sales among the seven branches within Peninsular Malaysia, said group chief...

BY KATHLEEN ANN KIGUANGZHOU: The Johor Tourism Department will go all out to achieve its one million Chinese tourist arrivals target this year with six tourism packages being promoted to 243.4 million people in three provinces in China.Led by state Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Tee Siew Kiong, a...

BY PRIYA MENONThese residents in Kampung Melayu Subang have little protection when the water levels in the river rise during a downpour.AFTER a decade of flooding and millions of ringgit washed away, residents of Kampung Melayu Subang will finally see an end to their yearly misery.A new flood wall...

Malaysian Chamber of Commerce — Hong Kong and Macau (MayCham) members listening to a talk presented by Hunza Group as part of their ‘Penang Factory and Heritage Tour’ at Gurney Paragon in George Town.A GROUP of 42 members from the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce — Hong Kong and Macau...

BY ZAZALI MUSAJOHOR BARU: The on-going multi-billion ringgit project to rehabilitate and rejuvanate Sungai Segget into the new 1.2km waterway in Johor Baru city centre is progressing as scheduled, according to Iskandar Malaysia Regional Development Authority chief executive officer Datuk Ismail...