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Tree-planting campaign motivates school to go green
BY KAARTHIEGA ANANTAN Ching (third from left), his wife Datin Mary Lee (second from left), Latifah (second from right) and other teachers smiling for a group photo after planting a tree together. PERTUBUHAN Amal Seri Sinar’s (Pass) Plant A Tree programme that was carried out at SMK Datok Lokman...
Flamboyant start to the New Year
Revellers watched nervously as a stegosaurus stomped past them during The Ultimate New Year’s Eve Celebration at the Lost World of Tambun in Ipoh on Dec 31. THOUSANDS ushered in the New Year amidst music, fire-eaters and dinosaurs at the Lost World of Tambun theme park.Unperturbed by a...
Wet start to new year
BY NABILA AHMADThe floodwaters reached knee-high during the downpour on Monday evening in the city centre. JOHOR BARU: Traders along Jalan Wong Ah Fook here had a rough start to 2017 when their shops were flooded after a downpour on Monday evening.The long-awaited completion of the Sungai Segget...
Extension works approved by Unesco
BY SARDI MAHORM A small part of Christ Church is being extended to display the relics. MALACCA: Approval was given for renovation work in Christ Church which is located within the Unesco core zone in Banda Hilir here.State Deputy Tourism, Coastal Development, River and Island Development...
Waste-to-energy plant seen as key re-rating catalyst for Cypark
PETALING JAYA: Completion of its waste-to-energy (WTE) plant by end-2017 is the key potential re-rating catalyst for Cypark Resources Bhd, says CIMB Research, which expects a strong performance from the integrated environmental engineering and technology provider from the financial year (FY) ending...
Fire breaks out at one of ASB’s hotels in Switzerland
PETALING JAYA: A fire broke out at one of Advance Synergy Bhd’s (ASB) hotels in Switzerland owned by its indirect subsidiary.In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, the hotel and resort operator said that the incident occurred at Holiday Villa Arosa in Switzerland last Friday.Although the...
Berjaya Corp unit unveils lifestyle-focused loyalty programme
Mobile marketing platform: (from left) Perry Ong, country manager, Malaysia and Brunei, Mastercard Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd, Yau Su Peng, director, retail innovation, BCorp, Safdar Khan, division president for Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, Mastercard Asia-Pacific, Tan, Markus Eichinger,...
Analysts have mixed view on banking sector outlook
BY GANESHWARAN KANAUOB Kay Hian Malaysia Research envisaged lacklustre loan growth for 2017, at about 4.5% to 5% due to the double-digit contraction in loan approval trend over the past 12 months.PETALING JAYA: Analysts have mixed views on the prospects of the banking sector amid a moderating...
Developer wins low-carbon city award for Sunway City
Cheah (middle) flanked by Ismail (left) and MPSJ president Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan at the Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP) Awards for Planning Excellence. MASTER community developer Sunway Property recently won the prestigious Low Carbon City Award at the ninth Malaysian Institute of...
The state of the property market this year
BY NURUL ASMUI MD AZMIThe property market has been relatively soft in 2016 despite the many new projects that were being developed in the Klang Valley area. According to several property experts, the property market will only pick up between 2018 and 2019. If that is the case, what can we expect...