PETALING JAYA: Property developer Sunsuria Bhd has appointed Koong Wai Seng as chief executive officer.In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Sunsuria said Koong succeeded Ho Hon Sang, who has resigned to pursue other interests.The company said Ho would take up an advisory role to the founder and...

KUALA LUMPUR : Genting Plantations Bhd (GenP) reported first quarter (1QFY16) earnings that were below estimates due to negative output growth from its upstream palm oil segment as well as flattish earnings from its property division, said Maybank IB Research.In a note today, the research house...

BY LOSHANA K SHAGARKUALA LUMPUR: Resort operators within the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone) have reported an increase in tourist arrivals over the last year, a sign that tourist confidence has returned.Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim (pic) said the...

BY AMANDA YEAPA landslide hit several houses in Kuala Terla, Cameron Highlands.IPOH: The families of four homes were evacuated after a landslide in Kuala Terla, Cameron Highlands, early Monday.A spokesman from the Brinchang Fire and Rescue Department said rocks and sand tumbled down the back of the...

BY MUGUNTAN VANARKOTA KINABALU: Firemen are continuing to fight a predawn major fire that has spread through a massive squatter colony in Sabah’s northern Kudat about 200kms from here.An estimated 250 houses have been destroyed as firemen continue to battle the blaze at the settlement of wooden...

 BY MARTIN CARVALHOKUALA LUMPUR: It is the responsibility of the Penang government to address environmental issues related to the proposed undersea tunnel and hill slope development in the state.Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (pic) said there is...

BY SHARANPAL SINGH RANDHAWANajib (second from left) talking to a trader during his walkabout at the Pasar Payang complex on Monday.KUALA TERENGGANU: Pasar Payang, the iconic central market of Terengganu, will go through a facelift and will be fully operational by 2018, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun...

THE construction of a 26-storey condominium near SJK(T) Bukit Mertajam in Kampung Baru near Bukit Mertajam in Penang has again become an issue.This time, the parents are complaining about vibrations from digging works which started two weeks ago at the construction site.Consumers Association of...

PETALING JAYA: In line with its plans to diversify the income base and sweat its assets better, Star Media Group Bhd is expecting its Singapore-listed Cityneon Holdings Ltd to contribute significantly to the group's performance in future.Star Media Group's chairman Datuk Fu Ah Kiow said that...

GEORGE TOWN: Penang will send a formal letter seeking federal approval for a third bridge from the island to the mainland, days after Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof denied there was such a request.Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said a bridge from Gurney Drive to Bagan Ajam would cost...