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BY MELIZARANI T. SELVAA visitor checking out an igloo at SnoWalk.CHRISTMAS time comes alive in i-City, Shah Alam with its array of snow-themed lights and new attractions.With more than a million LED lights on display in a variety of decorations, the Christmas spirit is definitely in the air as two...

BY SHEILA SRI PRIYA(From left) Lee, Johary, Roslan and MBPJ councillor Shatiri Mansor during their visit to Kampung Selamat to check the progress of the villagers green initiatives.GREEN initiatives such as waste management and environment- related forums by local authorities have been known to...

Standing tall and proud: Green building Menara Kerja Raya in full view.KUALA LUMPUR: New schools and affordable housing projects should be built using greener and more efficient methods to save time and money, says Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.The Prime Minister said rural infrastructure in the...

KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor Dredging Bhd’s (SDB) associate company Champsworth Development Pte Ltd is acquiring a 2,945.5 sq m freehold land with an existing two-storey industrial building in Singapore for S$47mil (RM146.5mil). In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, it said Champsworth, through...

PETALING JAYA: George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd announced 96.5% increase in profit after tax compare to the same quarter last year, from RM12.07mil to RM23.72mil.Q3 2017 recorded a revenue of RM122.09mil from RM96.94mil on a year-to-year basis, which amounted to a 25.9% increase.“The Group has...

Tarzimanov: ‘Maybank’s solid and growing capital base provides it with a good buffer against rising problem assets.’Operating conditions for sector likely to remain challengingPETALING JAYA: Concerns over the asset quality of Malaysian banks are coming to the fore yet again as operating...

BY M. HAFIDZ MAHPAREPF is taking over CIMB Bank's stakes in funds that invest in Australian commercial office assets.KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund Board (EPF) is buying CIMB Bank Bhd’s entire interest and units in two funds that invest in Australian commercial office assets for...

Sunway Bhd and Sunway Reit teams at the National Annual Corporate Report Awards 2016.PETALING JAYA: Sunway Group clinched two Industry Excellence Awards at the National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) 2016.According to the statement, the two winning categories included the Properties and...

PETALING JAYA: JLL announced the appointment of Dr David Rees as the new Asia Pacific Director of Research Strategy. His previous role is succeeded by Andrew Ballantyne effective from Jan 1, 2017.According to statement, Dr Rees will continue to be based in Sydney, with a focus now on integrating...

BY DALJIT DHESIPETALING JAYA: A leading Malaysian cloud advisory and cloud consultancy firm has called on Bank Negara to provide greater regulatory support and guidance for the adoption of cloud services for Malaysia-based banks, financial services institutions (FSIs) and related players.The cloud...