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  • Ivory Group to start phases 3 to 5 of Penang Times Square by year-end

    said the three phases would cover 1.5 million sq ft, including a five-star hotel. In a statement issued by its AGM in Penang, Low said these phases would comprise of small-office-home-office (Soho) units, shopping mall, the hotel with 300 en-suite rooms, exclusive suites and a stand-alone cineplex. As for the mall, Ivory Properties would be the sole owner and plans are under way to attract ...

  • Japanese corporates might be eyeing Malaysia as operational hub

    KUALA LUMPUR: Japanese corporations may be looking at Malaysia, among other Southeast Asian countries, as a hub for their operations in certain sectors moving forward, an expert ...

  • Lazada secures RM320mil fund

    KUALA LUMPUR: Lazada, Southeast Asia's largest online shopping mall announced that it had received a US$100mil (RM320mil) capital injection from its existing investors and the participation of a new Belgium-based investor Verlinves into the company. "Existing investors Holtzbrinck Ventures, Kinnevik, Summit Partners ...

  • MHTC eyes RM630mil revenue for medical tourism

    KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) expects the medical tourism industry to record RM630mil revenue this year, up from RM584 million last year. "The number of foreign patients has increased year by year, and last year we had 671,000 patients, an increase from the 583,000 patients recorded in 2011. "We believe this year, the medical tourism industry will continue ...

  • Parliament dep speakers One each from Pakatan and BN suggests Anwar

    KUALA LUMPUR: The two Deputy Speakers for Dewan Rakyat should comprise a representative from Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional respectively, said PKR ...

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In Good Company

In Good Company

In Good Company is a feel-good dramedy about the power of honesty, decency, and good ol' fashioned belief in what one is doing to overcome the perils of faceless corporate hegemony. To fully enjoy the movie, of course, one must overlook the fact that it was produced and distri ... ...

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  • Selangor to set up commission to investigate allegations of electoral fraud in GE13

    SHAH ALAM: Selangor will set up a commission to investigate allegations of electoral fraud and offences in the state during the recent general election. Mentri ...

  • Haze All Batu Pahat schools to close for two days

    BATU PAHAT: All schools in Batu Pahat have been instructed to close for two days, as air quality in the district deteriorated. The district education department issued the notice to all schools following an air pollutant index (API) reading of more than 300, which is considered hazardous. At SJK (C) Ai Chun (2), schoolteachers were seen standing outside the schools, informing parents of ...

  • Court rules Wlliam Yau’s death as misadventure

    PETALING JAYA: A Coroner's Court here ruled that the death of six-year-old William Yau Zhen Zhong, who was found floating in Sungai Sireh in Port Klang on Jan 24, was due to misadventure. The decision by the court on Thursday disproved a theory that William was was murdered or abused by his family. Coroner Mohd Hezri Shaharil however said the court dismissed any criminal elements, including ...

  • Six men with parangs cart away RM400000 worth of jewellery

    BENTONG: A group of six armed men brandishing parangs hit a goldsmith outlet in Jalan Besar, Karak near here, escaping with nearly RM400,000 worth of jewellery. The robbers barged into the outlet shortly before it was about to open for business at about 8.55am on Thursday. One of the robbers threatened the owner, aged 52, with a parang, forcing him to empty at least 13 trays of jewellery kept in ...

  • Singapore pollution hits new high Malaysia shuts 200 schools amid haze from Indonesia fires

    A woman checks her mobile phone as she walks past Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, June 20, 2013. Smoke haze is a nearly annual problem for Singapore and its northern neighbor Malaysia, often beginning in midyear when farmers in Indonesia seek to clear land cheaply by starting fires. It sometimes causes diplomatic strains as Malaysia and ...

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