It’s a deal: (from left) Eco World Development Group Bhd chairman Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin, president & CEO Datuk Chang Khim Wah, Cascara Sdn Bhd representative Mohammed Rashdan Mohd Yusof and Jendela Hikmat Sdn Bhd chairman Gen Tan Sri Che Md Noor Mat Arshad (rtd) at the MoU signing between Eco...

PETALING JAYA: AWC Bhd, an integrated facilities management service provider, has been awarded an RM130mil contract from the Government for the maintenance of Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS).The contract is for a period of five years and is effective from Sept 1, the company said in a...

KUALA LUMPUR: JF Apex Research expects Eco World, MBSB and AWC to be among the stocks which could see some trading interest on Friday after their corporate news.It said Eco World teamed up with Cascara Sdn Bhd to jointly undertake an eco-themed mixed development, with an estimated gross development...

PETALING JAYA: The Penang go­­vernment’s answers to the many questions about the Penang undersea tunnel have been unsatisfactory, says Barisan Nasional strategic communications director Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan.The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister said the responses to...

Teachers, pupils and parents doing their bit by enriching Mother Earth through the mass tree planting project at SJKC Boon Teik in Tokai, Kedah. Besides 125 Tecoma trees, 50 Golden raintrees were also planted at the surrounding of the school’s field. — Photos: G.C. TAN/The StarA PRIMARY school...

KUALA LUMPUR: Pahang, Perak and Selangor have all put in measures to keep vacationers alert and safe at tourist sites.But these measures can only go so far, said toursim exco members from the three states. Whether or not a holiday ends in tragedy still rests solely on the vacationers’ ability to...

Winduss (left) and Gao at the MoU signing ceremony between UOA Hospitality and Hubei Chutian.UOA Hospitality Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UOA Development Bhd, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on matters related to hospitality with Hubei Chutian Media & Hotel Investment...

LANDED affordable housing should be built by 1Malaysia People’s Housing Scheme (PR1MA) at a 84ha land in Balik Pulau, Penang, following the withdrawal of a proposal to build high-rise blocks.State Housing Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the proposal to build 29 blocks of 9,904 high-rise...

The site of the proposed re-development project in Victoria Street, Penang.AN OPEN tender for the proposed re-development of a state land into a talent centre in Lebuh Victoria will be called next month.Penang Development Corporation general manager Datuk Rosli Jaafar said lots 702 to 705 would be...

BY BAVANI MTHEY were squatting in Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum for decades until they were relocated into a new housing scheme called Putra Ria in Jalan Bangsar about 20 years ago.The three-bedroom-two-bathroom units, measuring 600 sq ft, were later sold to them for RM32,000 per unit, while corner...