JUST over a decade ago, e-commerce was almost an alien concept in this part of the world. Today, however, the sector is booming in Southeast Asia. As digital users grow, so will e-commerce consumers.

According to BMI Research calculations, Southeast Asia’s online shopping market in six ...

An opportunity rising from e-commerce

LIKE a will, the absence of a strata title is usually not felt until you need to dispose of your property. The simple process of selling a stratified unit could turn into a journey as impeding as the infamous Bangkok traffic jam just because of the lack of a strata title.

For the uninit...

Why bother with that strata title?

BE it in a family or a country, harmonious living is always desired. Similarly, well-managed strata or communal living will give property owners peace of mind.

Believe it or not, excellent property management begins with the property developer.

Speaking from the perspective of...

Property: Good design-and-build inputs = good communal living

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Property developers usually shy away from the topic of property management because they are reluctant to face the issues of homeowners but this has to change, said Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) Institute chairman Datuk Jeffrey Ng.

“It [pr...

Good property management begins with the developer

PETALING JAYA (May 11): As Malaysians witness the establishment of a new government by Pakatan Harapan (Pakatan), the National House Buyers Association (HBA) is looking at the promises made in its election manifesto, especially with regard to affordable housing and homeownership with “high optimi...

HBA looking forward to new govt’s promises on housing

PETALING JAYA (May 7): The quintessential urban green lung KLCC Park took the limelight at EdgeProp Malaysia’s Best Managed Property Awards 2018 held here tonight.

Managed by KLCC Urusharta Sdn Bhd (KLCCUH), a subsidiary of KLCC Property Holdings Bhd, the urban park was accorded EdgePro...

KLCC Park takes centre stage at EdgeProp Malaysia’s Best Managed Property Awards 2018

PETALING JAYA (May 7): Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) president Datuk Seri Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor and public urban park KLCC Park have been accorded the Editor’s Choice Award at EdgeProp Malaysia's Best Managed Property Awards 2018 tonight.

Selec...

KLCC Park and FD Iskandar honoured for their contributions to the nation, industry

HAVE a property but can’t find a buyer? Consider rental. Can’t find a long-term tenant? Think short term instead.

Short-term rental not only provides property owners some income but is also a form of service to cater to those looking to be based in a city for a few short days, weeks or ...

Gaining a foothold in the short-term rental business

PUTRAJAYA (May 4): The Department of Director General of Land and Mines (JKPTG) under the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry is currently exploring new ways, including changes in legislation, to facilitate strata property renewals or redevelopments in Malaysia.

A task force had ...

JKPTG mulls reduced majority consent, tribunal to ease en bloc strata sales

PETALING JAYA (May 3): Melaka-based Hatten Land Ltd has unveiled its mall management arm, Hatten Commercial Management Sdn Bhd, to undertake the management of its commercial retail units within the shopping malls it develops.

In a statement, Hatten Land said the introduction of the mall...

Hatten Land unveils mall management arm

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): RHB Retail Research said NationGate Holdings Bhd is observing a technical breakout after climbing above the RM1.70 immediate resistance on surging trading volume.

In a trading stocks note on Thursday, the research house said that as such, the bullish momentum ma...

NationGate is observing a technical breakout, says RHB Retail Research 

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): RHB Retail Research said Naim Holdings Bhd is likely to resume its uptrend after the recent consolidation above the 97.5 sen breakout level.

In a trading stocks note on Thursday, the research house said that coupled with strong trading volume, it expects the sto...

Naim Holdings likely to resume its uptrend, says RHB Retail Research 

(April 25): Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao is facing up to three years in prison, if efforts by US prosecutors to secure his sentencing prove successful. More than 160 friends, colleagues and investors are determined for the crypto executive to escape incarceration entirely.

Totaling...

Friends, family, royalty seek mercy for crypto’s richest man

(April 25): A disappointing earnings report from Meta Platforms Inc. has technology investors on edge with results from some of the stock market’s biggest and most important companies due in the coming days.

Shares of Facebook’s parent were down as much as 19% in after-hours trading and...

Meta’s miss sparks fear in tech world with big earnings looming

(April 25): Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have reaffirmed a global commitment against deploying nuclear weapons in space, rebuffing US efforts to shine a spotlight on Moscow’s reported plans to do so.

The resolution underscored that countries are ...

Russia blocks US bid to reaffirm nuclear-arms ban in space

NEW YORK (April 25): Benchmark S&P 500 closed higher in choppy trading on Wednesday, as investors weighed an uptick in Treasury yields amid positive corporate results particularly from technology giants.

An auction of a record $70 billion worth of five-year U.S. Treasury notes on We...

S&P 500 ends higher as markets weigh rising yields, upbeat corporate results

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (April 25): Bournemouth snapped a three-game winless run in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at former manager Gary O'Neil's Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday courtesy of a first-half strike from Antoine Semenyo.

The win moved Bournemouth up to 10th place ...

Bournemouth back to winning ways with 1-0 victory over Wolves

LONDON (April 25): Crystal Palace made absolutely sure of Premier League safety with an impressive 2-0 home defeat of Newcastle United on Wednesday with both goals scored by Jean-Philippe Mateta.

It was a well-deserved win for the hosts while Newcastle's European hopes were dealt a blow...

Mateta double fires Palace to win over Newcastle

CAIRO/JERUSALEM (April 25): Israeli warplanes pounded the northern Gaza strip for a second day on Wednesday in a fierce assault that has shattered weeks of comparative calm, and Israel said it was moving forward with plans for an all-out assault on Rafah in the south.

After an abrupt Is...

Israel says Rafah assault looms; massive Gaza airstrikes end weeks of relative calm

MANCHESTER (April 25): Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes came to his side's rescue with two goals in a 4-2 home victory over the Premier League's bottom club Sheffield United on Wednesday just when more trouble loomed for beleaguered manager Erik ten Hag.

Twice United trailed ag...

Fernandes digs Man Utd out of hole in win over Sheff Utd

The daughter of a Chinese nickel billionaire purchased a multimillion-dollar mansion in Singapore, adding to the list of wealthy people seizing buying opportunities during the market lull.

Xiang Yangyang, the daughter of Xiang Guangda, who owns Tsingshan Holding Group Co, the world’s largest nickel and stainless steelmaker, agreed to buy the 2,612 sq m (28,111 sq ft) house in the country’s Bin Tong Park enclave, according to a property record seen by Bloomberg News.

Chinese metal tycoon’s heir buys US$62m Singapore mansion

Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Wednesday.

KLCCP, Suria Capital, Capital A, Calsberg, Hibiscus Petroleum, Chin Hin, OCR, Fajarbaru, I-Bhd, Farm Price, United Plantations, AME REIT, Axis REIT, MyEG

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Construction outfit Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd has bagged a RM252.26 million contract from WCT Holdings Bhd to undertake Phase 1 of a two-phase development of two blocks of serviced apartments in Johor Bahru.

Fajarbaru Builder bags RM252m construction job in Johor Bahru from WCT

Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd said it has completed the drilling of the Bunga Aster-1 exploration well and is expecting its first oil production to begin in May.

Hibiscus Petroleum completes drilling at Bunga Aster-1 well, first oil production set for next month

(April 25): A disappointing earnings report from Meta Platforms Inc. has technology investors on edge with results from some of the stock market’s biggest and most important companies due in the coming days.

Shares of Facebook’s parent were down as much as 19% in after-hours trading and...

Eden Inc Bhd’s major shareholder Tan Sri Abd Rahim Mohamad is proposing to settle a RM45.65 million debt his company owes Eden by transferring the ownership of a 2.4 million sq ft (about 55 acres) leasehold land to the listed entity.

Eden's major shareholder proposes land transfer to settle RM45.65m debt owed to company

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Suria Capital Holdings Bhd’s wholly owned Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd has roped in DP World, an Emirati multinational logistics company based in Dubai, to manage Sapangar Bay Container Port (SBCP), in a bid to cement the port’s position as a regional trade hub for the East Asean growth area spanning Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines (BIMP-EAGA).

Suria Capital’s Sabah Ports ropes in Dubai’s DP World to manage Sapangar Bay Container Port

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The yen fell on Wednesday to its weakest levels against the dollar since 1990, with markets alert to any signs of intervention from the Japanese authorities to prop up their currency.

Japan's yen hits 155 per dollar, weakest since 1990

The High Court here on Wednesday dismissed a judicial review application by Musang King durian planters around Raub to challenge the Pahang government's decision to issue eviction notices against them.

High Court bins Musang King farmers’ bid to challenge land eviction notice in Pahang

The prosecution succeeded in its appeal at the Federal Court on Wednesday to forfeit RM1,112,700 from 79 investors involved in an illegal deposit-taking scheme.

Apex court allows forfeiture of RM1.11m belonging to investors of illegal deposit-taking scheme

US President Joe Biden’s recent polling bump in key battleground states has mostly evaporated, as a deep current of pessimism about the trajectory of the US economy hurts his standing with voters.

Biden trails Trump in six of seven key states, poll shows

TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday that the company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said would ban the popular short video app used by 170 million Americans.

TikTok CEO expects to defeat US restrictions: 'We aren't going anywhere'

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Sapura Industrial Bhd plans to collaborate with Mili Tech Sdn Bhd on feasibility studies for electrified vehicle (EV) products and potentially establish a joint venture (JV) business in Malaysia.

Sapura Industrial inks MOU with Mili Tech for feasibility studies on EVs

CapitaLand Malaysia Trust (CLMT) reported a 63% in its first quarter net property income to RM63.98 million from RM39.24 million a year ago, driven by full quarter revenue contribution from Queensbay Mall, higher occupancies and positive rental reversions.

CLMT’s 1Q net property income jumps 63% to RM64m, DPU up 37%

NEW YORK (April 25): Benchmark S&amp;P 500 closed higher in choppy trading on Wednesday, as investors weighed an uptick in Treasury yields amid positive corporate results particularly from technology giants.

An auction of a record $70 billion worth of five-year U.S. Treasury notes on We...

The strategic collaboration between Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd (SPSB) and DP World, a global port terminal operator, will be a boon to Sabah’s aspiration to promote the Sepangar Bay Container Port (SBCP) as a key transshipment hub in the region, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

Hajiji: Tie-up between Sabah Ports, DP World to boost state’s aim to become transshipment hub

(April 25): Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao is facing up to three years in prison, if efforts by US prosecutors to secure his sentencing prove successful. More than 160 friends, colleagues and investors are determined for the crypto executive to escape incarceration entirely.

Totaling...

KOTA KINABALU (April 24): The Sabah government has a deficit of almost RM1 billion to carry out road repairs and maintenance works in the state, the state assembly sitting was told on Wednesday.

Sabah govt has a deficit of almost RM1b for road repairs, maintenance

Cocoa resumed gains in New York, with prices the most volatile in almost five decades amid uncertainty over a historic crunch and as traders pull out of the market.

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