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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...
Dwellers of low-cost flats finally get strata titles
STRATA titles for three public housing projects – Taman Tun Sardon Peralihan, Taman Tun Sardon Phase Three flats and Batu Lanchang flats – have finally been issued.It is understood that some owners have been waiting more than 30 years for the titles.Penang Housing Committee chairman Jagdeep...
Residents give their point of view on PJ's future
CLEANLINESS is also in the sights of the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) this year, with about 74,000 MGB 120l dustbins to be distributed for free to landed properties as part of a new waste management plan.MBPJ Solid Waste and Public Cleanliness department director Lee Lih Shyan said the council...
KL mayor has high hopes for the city in 2017
BY BAVANI MAS THE new year dawns, Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz speaks to StarMetro about the progress made in 2016, and shares plans for what city folk can expect in 2017.What’s new?Mohd Amin said the city was preparing for the upcoming SEA Games 2017 in August and...