Solarvest Holdings Bhd has appointed its group chief strategy officer Liew Chee Ing as an executive director, effective Monday.

Solarvest appoints chief strategy officer Liew Chee Ing as executive director

Samsung Malaysia Electronics has introduced the latest NEO QLED TV and BESPOKE Top Mount Freezer Refrigerator.

Samsung Malaysia Electronics president Danny Kim said that the new range of NEO QLED TVs and BESPOKE Refrigerators were designed to elevate customer’s home experience in unique ways.

Samsung Malaysia introduces NEO QLED TV and BESPOKE Top Mount Freezer refrigerator

IWD 2023: 30 Malaysian female personalities share their secret to success

Yesterday, retail groups proposed that shops in retail centres should be allowed to serve fully-vaccinated customers if 70% of their front-facing staff have been completely inoculated against Covid-19.

The Edge Says: Vaccinating 70% of front-facing staff in malls is a good start — but patrons would be much more reassured if all workers were completely immunised

Genting Highlands Premium Outlets and Johor Premium Outlets, which are celebrating their 5th-year and 10th-year anniversaries respectively, are offering a sale of up to 80% discount from Dec 23 till Jan 1 to commemorate the events, which coincide with the Christmas festivities.

Up to 80% savings await visitors at Genting Highlands Premium Outlets, Johor Premium Outlets this Christmas season

It’s not often that a capital citygetsa brand new, beating heart but Kuala Lumpur is about to with the new Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC).

Event: A spectacular soiree

Martell Malaysia is taking the cognac experience into uncharted waters with a Be Curious pop-up event called Martell H.O.M.E., short for House of Martell Entertainment. Set in the lush greenery of Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort, Martell H.O.M.E. will be open to welcome curious explorers from Nov 6 to 11.

Martell comes H.O.M.E. in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 3): OSK Property recently launched the first phase of Shorea Park – a nature-inspired master-planned development – in the mature town of Puchong.

OSK Property making its mark on Puchong

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): With interstate travel allowed now that the vaccination threshold has reached 90%, industry experts are hopeful to see signs of recovery in the hotel sector as early as the end of the year, driven by domestic tourism.

Hospitality sector heading for recovery

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Comprising just 60 exclusive apartments and 10 duplex penthouses in a 6-storey rectilinear building, The Cedar is a 4.2-acre freehold development sitting on a small plateau in the heart of Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur.

The Cedar in Damansara Heights unveiled

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Comedy is a science, an intellectual exercise that can be learnt, says British-Malaysian stand-up comic Phil Wang, who digs into his heritage to crack up his audience. Wang was raised in Sabah until age 16, when he moved back to the UK — he was born in Stoke-On-Trent — for further studies. Introverted and serious, he finds comedy “a form of self-therapy, a way out of social anxiety”.

Funny fellow

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 14): Bordering Kota Damansara, Kampung Sungai Penchala and Mutiara Damansara, the township of Damansara Perdana has gained some traction, owing to the revival of Empire City Damansara 2, with Central Park Damansara as its proposed name. The upcoming completion of the Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH) and remaining pockets of land to be developed are also providing a boost to the area.

Damansara Perdana sees renewed interest

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Tropicana Corp Bhd on Dec 5 will unveil its latest product — Tropicana Journey Collection —which will feature resort-themed developments. Starting off the collection are two projects — Tropicana Grandhill in Genting Highlands and Tropicana Cenang on the island of Langkawi.<...

Tropicana to unveil its resort-themed collection

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Traditionally, corporate events and business retreats have been limited to stuffy hotels and boardrooms, but Desaru Coast Destination Resort has decided to switch things up with "Corporate Events, Reimagined", a programme that redefines meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) packages.

Of man + MICE

WASHINGTON (April 19): Donald Trump said on Thursday the survival of Ukraine is important to the United States, a shift in tone days before the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives is due to vote on a $61 billion aid package.

The former president did not endorse the package, and...

Donald Trump says Ukraine's survival is important to US

(April 19): The Indonesian government is working with central bank governor Perry Warjiyo to cushion the country’s economy from the rise in the US dollar, according to its finance minister.

“We work very closely with Governor Perry,” Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said in a Bloo...

Indonesian finance chief aims to shield economy from dollar rise

(April 19): A trader accused of exploiting Mango Markets rules to steal US$110 million from the exchange was convicted of fraud in the first US trial involving criminal charges tied to cryptocurrency manipulation.

Federal jurors in New York on Thursday found Avraham Eisenberg, 28, guilt...

Crypto trader convicted in US$110 million Mango Markets fraud

UNITED NATIONS (April 19): The United States on Thursday effectively stopped the United Nations from recognizing a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny the Palestinian Authority full membershipof the world body.

The United States says an independent Palest...

US stops UN from recognizing a Palestinian state through membership

NEW YORK (April 19): U.S. stocks vacillated on Thursday, swinging from red to green and back as investors contended with the push-pull of a strong economy and restrictive Federal Reserve policy.

Benchmark Treasury yields resumed their climb and gold added strength as ongoing turmoil in ...

Wall St closes lower; gold climbs amid economic, geopolitical crosswinds

Nashville, Tennessee (April 19): Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into U.S. critical infrastructure and are waiting "for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow," FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday.

An ongoing Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Ty...

FBI says Chinese hackers preparing to attack US infrastructure

NEW YORK (April 19): U.S. stocks closed near the unchanged mark on Thursday, as investors sifted through the latest corporate earnings, while economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials suggested the central bank was unlikely to cut interest rates in the near future.

Econo...

Stocks end near flat as investors assess earnings, data

BERGAMO, Italy (April 19): Atalanta progressed to the Europa League semi-finals despite losing 1-0 to Liverpool on Thursday as they triumphed 3-1 on aggregate to move one step closer to a first ever European final for the Serie A side.

Atalanta had stunned the Premier League club 3-0 in...

Liverpool eliminated as Atalanta book Europa League semi-final place

LILLE, France (April 19): Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved two spot kicks and survived a bizarre red card incident as his side beat French club Lille on penalties to reach the Europa Conference League semi-finals on Thursday.

A chaotic match ended 3-3 on aggregate after Li...

Martinez avoids red card, saves penalties to send Villa into semis

NEW YORK (April 19): A Florida jury on Thursday concluded that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder talc product did not cause the ovarian cancer of a Florida woman who died in 2019.

The lawsuit was brought by family members of Patricia Matthey, a Sarasota County resident who used Johnso...

J&J wins trial over Florida woman who claimed its baby powder caused her cancer

Digital payment and financial technology provider Ant International is going to establish what it calls a new digital business centre in Malaysia, creating more than 500 job opportunities in the first year, with more hirings in the next four years until 2028.

Ant International to set up new business centre in Malaysia, creating over 500 jobs

Malaysia’s current tallest building, the Merdeka 118 tower, has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification in the LEED v2009 Core and Shell rating system, marking it as the first megatall building in the country to achieve it, according to a press statement on Thursday.&nbsp;

Merdeka 118 first megatall building in Malaysia to get LEED Platinum certification

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): AwanBiru Technology Bhd (Awantec) said trading in its shares will be suspended from April 26, after the group failed to submit its regularisation plan to the regulators for approval within the stipulated timeframe.

Awantec faces trading suspension from April 26 after failing to submit regularisation plan

After spending over two years in court due to a suit from Empire Holdings Ltd, MAA Group Bhd, its major shareholder Tunku Datuk Yaacob Khyra and Turiya Bhd have been dropped as parties in the suit over MAA’s purchase of Turiya shares from a Bahrain-based bank. &nbsp;

MAA Group exits legal bout over 2021 Turiya share acquisition under settlement deal

Pansar Bhd has secured a contract worth RM269.1 million to upgrade the capacity of a water treatment plant in Sibu, Sarawak.

The construction and infrastructure outfit secured the job from Lembaga Air Sibu via an open tender, through its wholly owned Perbena Emas Sdn Bhd.

Pansar bags RM269m job to upgrade water treatment plant in Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Thursday:

Datuk Farhash Wafa Salvador, former political aide to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, has ceased to be a substantial shareholder of HeiT...

HeiTech Padu, Axiata, AmanahRaya REIT, AmFirst REIT, RHB Bank, 7-Eleven Malaysia, MBSB, Awantec, MAA Group, UMediC, Systech, Pansar, Auro, Kimlun and AWC

Australia brought 23 companies seeking investment in maritime decarbonisation and renewable energy (RE) sectors to Malaysia as part of the Australia-Southeast Asia Business Exchange programme.

Australia brings 23 firms looking to invest in maritime decarbonisation, RE sectors in Malaysia

Engineering services provider AWC Bhd has bagged two contracts worth a total of RM19.39 million for plumbing works at Hospital Kapar in Selangor and a data centre in Cyberjaya.

In a statement on Thursday, AWC said the Hospital Kapar job was awarded to its wholly-owned subsidiary Qudotech Sdn Bhd by the project's main contractor, IJM Corp Bhd's unit IJM Construction Sdn Bhd.

AWC secures plumbing jobs at Hospital Kapar and Cyberjaya data centre

High-impact projects such as the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and&nbsp;Special Financial Zone&nbsp;(SFZ) in Forest City can spur Johor’s economy to outpace that&nbsp;of other states in the next one to two years, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Special economic, financial zones can help Johor surpass other states economically, says Anwar

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Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd has approved the transfer of UMediC Group Bhd’s listing status from the ACE Market to the Main Market, under the 'health care'&nbsp;sector.

Bursa approves UMediC’s transfer to Main Market

A former technician was brought before the Sessions Court again here on Thursday on a charge of posting offensive messages insulting Islam on his Facebook account in&nbsp;March, regarding the sale of stockings bearing the word 'Allah'.

'Allah' socks insults: Former technician brought before Sessions Court again

The developer of the&nbsp;Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link) expressway will receive an official letter soon, notifying it of the cancellation of the construction project.

PJD Link developer to get official letter soon on cancellation, says Nanta

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Global video game commerce company Xsolla, Inc has collaborated with Curine Ventures to launch the Xsolla Curine Academy (XCA) in KL Eco City.

Xsolla Curine Academy launched to foster growth in game development industry

Swiss state prosecutors are seeking long prison terms for two men accused of embezzling US$1.8 billion from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) — Saudi-Swiss businessman Tarek Obaid and his Swiss-British business partner Patrick Mahony, the AFP reported.

Swiss prosecutors seek long jail terms for duo in US$1.8bil 1MDB fraud — report

The allocations that the government has agreed to consider extending to elected representatives from the opposition are subject to terms and conditions, said DAP Parliament chief whip Nga Kor Ming.

Nga: Proposed allocations for opposition reps conditional

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd, known for its extensive network of convenience stores, declared on Thursday an interim dividend of 2.7 sen per share for its financial year ended Dec 31, 2023 (FY2023), after posting a record high net profit.

7-Eleven declares 2.7 sen dividend for FY2023

Surface decorative products company Topmix Bhd reported RM2.84 million net profit on the back of RM21.64 million revenue for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 (4QFY2023), ahead of its listing on Bursa Malaysia’s ACE Market.

Topmix posts RM2.84 mil net profit in 4Q ahead of ACE Market listing

(April 18):&nbsp;The world of chocolate is facing such immense cocoa shortages that the wild trading lured an unlikely player&nbsp;—&nbsp;Pierre Andurand, a hedge-fund manager best known for his bets on oil.&nbsp;

Why the world of chocolate is in crisis

Kimlun Corporation Bhd has bagged a construction contract worth RM150 million for a serviced apartment development project in Johor Bahru.

In a bourse filing on Thursday, Kimlun said its wholly-owned subsidiary Kimlun Sdn Bhd received the award as the main contractor for the Aliva Mount Austin residential project from Astaka Development Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Singapore-listed Astaka Holdings Limited.

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