Real test begins after asset sale
AmFirst Real Estate Investment Trust's (AmFirst-REIT) proposed RM331mil disposal of Menara AmBank may be seen as walking away from an ageing office tower.
Raising the standards
For more than five decades, Sirim Bhd has worked quietly behind the scenes – testing, certifying and researching products to ensure their safety and readiness to be used across households and the market place.
Bigger index, selective impact
The expansion of the FBM KLCI from 30 to 50 stocks is unlikely to cause a broad market shake-up.
IHH expands in India amid margin pressure
India's underserved healthcare sector is undergoing rapid transformation and offers significant opportunities for private healthcare providers to grow their services.
Common property: Who owns what?
Purchasing a strata property is all about the math. It's all about the numbers with property agents whipping out their calculators to give you the unit price according to the floor, view and orientation.
Tightening fire safety in residential properties
In a home, occupants should feel safe. There are steps to ensure this peace of mind, like locking the doors and windows every night. Even safety grilles can be installed on windows to keep children in and thieves out. In gated properties, security guards keep watch over those coming and going.
Building for tomorrow
As urban populations grow, cities are entering an era of increasing uncertainty. Rapid change is placing new pressures on urban areas, making it increasingly difficult to anticipate and prepare for future disruption.
The foreign takeover
Much has been said about the last mile delivery sector, where an onslaught of uncontrolled foreign entrants – who have aggressive pricing measures – has decimated local players.
Stronger governance key to public trust
Over the past month, Malaysian institutions came under the spotlight as both Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) and Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) were in the news for the wrong reasons.
Malaysia’s federal dilemma
As we mark Malaysia Day this month, it is worth returning to the second part of what I previously described as our evolving "Malaysian dilemma".
