KUALA LUMPUR: IOI Properties Group Bhd registered RM587mil in property development sales in the first quarter of its financial year ending June 30, 2024 (1Q24). The developer said local projects contributed RM572.6mil, which is 98% of the total sales, while overseas projects in China contributed RM14.4mil, or the remaining 2%. …

HALF of the roads in Selangor are due for an upgrade but works will be carried out in phases because of the high costs involved. State infrastructure and agriculture committee chairman Izham Hashim said many roads in Selangor were past their ‘expiry date’. “A stretch of road is only meant …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that NATO’s desire to have a military analogue of the Schengen Zone in Europe to allow the alliance’s armed forces to move around freely to counter Russia had ratcheted up tensions and was a cause for concern. The chief of NATO’s logistics …

SHAH ALAM: Bersatu should reinstate the chairman’s position and appoint Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to the role, says Johor party information chief Muhammad Islahuddin Abas. The Mersing MP said this would ensure Muhyiddin continues to be a figurehead for the party. He was responding to Muhyiddin’s announcement during the party’s …

PETALING JAYA: The issue of PAS seeking government support for polygamous marriages has come under fire from non-governmental organisation Sisters of Islam (SIS). “It has become apparent that PAS continues to redirect attention away from substantive societal challenges by emphasising matters that do not address pressing issues confronting our communities, …

BEIJING: Alibaba’s online shopping platforms Taobao and Tmall cancelled their annual Dec. 12 shopping festival and will instead host another shopping spree called ‘year-end good price’ in December, according to notices on the platforms’ websites on Friday. The dates of the new festival were not included in the notice, which …

KOTA KINABALU: A total RM144.44mil has been allocated under Sabah’s 2024 budget to put sustainability goals in place, says state Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun. He said the state aimed to achieve balance between developing various sectors and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. “This will contribute to the state-level Long-Term …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah unveiled a surplus RM5.701bil budget for next year focussed on addressing the people’s key needs, especially basic infrastructure and public amenities. The proposed budget tabled at the Sabah Assembly Friday (Nov 24) by state Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun also seeks to increase and strengthen the …

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch party leaders meet on Friday for the first time since anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders won Wednesday’s elections to begin the difficult and lengthy process of building a coalition. Beating all predictions, Wilders’ Freedom Party (PVV) won 37 seats out of 150, well ahead of 25 for …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s leading index (LI) improved to negative 0.3 per cent by recording 109.3 points in September 2023 compared to negative 0.5 per cent, anticipating a healthier economic prospect in the near future, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). LI is a tool utilised for predicting economic trends …