Prepare to be awestruck as Dervish dancers perform the hypnotic Turkish twirling dance in their magnificent robes.VISITORS to The Curve will be greeted by the sights and sounds of the Middle East from now until July 10 as part of its Hari Raya campaign – An Oasis of Wonder.The mall’s Centre...

Workers upgrading the integrated pollution control system at the plant.BY DAVID TANCutting edge technologies are adopted to tackle emissions and enable recovery of 98% of household e-waste, reports DAVID TAN.SHAN Poornam Sdn Bhd, a leading Penang-based waste management company in the country, will...

THE Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF), South-East Asia’s largest annual industry trade show, returns from March 8 to 11 next year and exhibitors taking part will enjoy exclusive privileges for the bigger 2018 show at the new Malaysian International Trade and Exhibition Centre...

PETALING JAYA: Shopping malls are prepa­ring to “dress up” for the Hari Raya festive season, with some having planned way ahead.Suria KLCC revealed that a 70-foot tall ketupat will be built at the KLCC Esplanade.“Ketupat was chosen as the main structure because it is a must-have food during...

GEORGE TOWN: The state government has no control over privately-owned pre-war buildings, said state Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo.“The purchase of pre-war properties is, unfortunately, based on free market principles (based on supply and demand).“We can...

BY BAVANI MDBKL officers taking food samples from Ramadan bazaar stalls in Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur. — Photos: BRIAN MOH/The StarSEVERAL traders at the Ramadan bazaar in Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur, were ticked off by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) for not following the standard...

BY VINCENT TANMohd Azizi (centre) mingling with traders at the launch of the project.THE Kelana Jaya Ramadan Bazaar in Jalan SS6/1 has been selected by Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) for its pilot “Sustainable Ramadan Bazaar” project.Petaling Jaya mayor Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain and Selangor...

I-City is a mixed development strategy where about 30% of the land is owned by I-Bhd with the balance developed as a joint venture with the land owner, which is also I-Bhd founder and executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong.PETALING JAYA: Property developer I-Bhd is looking at expanding its land...

BY JOY LEELau says most successful disruption models are not entirely new.Industry leaders are changing their mindset and working together with competitors to gain better access to innovation, writes JOY LEE.INNOVATIVE technology has changed the way businesses are run. The age of digital economy...

AS the fairly strong momentum of project awards has been sustained in the last few years, the construction sector remained the fastest-growing economic sector in 2015. The sector’s GDP growth clocked in at 8.2% year-on-year (y-o-y), marginally lower than RAM’s forecast of 8.4%. Notably, the...