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10/25/2018 |
YTL Gets Behind Plastic Sustainability Efforts
YTL Community - October 25 , 2018
Speaking at the Plasticity Forum networking session, Tan Sri Francis Yeoh said "This forum could not be more timely as the plastic crisis has become so alarming where drastic action needs to be taken to curb levels of plastic waste, and also at th... |
10/22/2018 |
The Academy Schools London’s Bloomsbury in Style
Robb Report - October 22 , 2018 The 50-room property is the latest to join the growing Bloomsbury Set of seriously luxe hotels. |
10/11/2018 |
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh receives prestigious honour from Japan
Kuala Lumpur - October 11 , 2018 YTL Corporation’s executive chairman Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping has been conferred the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette by the Emperor of Japan for his contribution in promoting tourism and strengthening economic relations between Japan and Ma... |
10/4/2018 |
YTL PowerSeraya rolls out integrated brand
Straits Times - October 4 , 2018 YTL PowerSeraya (YTLPS) has launched an integrated brand for its business and consumer energy portfolio known as Geneco, ahead of the nationwide rollout of the open electricity market on Nov 1. |
10/3/2018 |
Cash is king but debt matters
Focus Malaysia - October 3 , 2018 YTL Power’s 4QFY18 results beat analysts expectations with full year 2018 net profit at RM621 mil. The company’s latest earnings are mostly attributable to its UK unit, Wessex Water’s sterling performance. |
10/3/2018 |
YTL PowerSeraya Announces Launch of Geneco
YTL PowerSeraya - October 3 , 2018 YTL PowerSeraya Pte. Limited (YTLPS) today announced the launch of Geneco, the integrated brand for both its business and consumer energy portfolios. The move comes ahead of the impending nationwide rollout of the Energy Market Authority (EMA)’s Open Electricity Market (OEM) beginning Novem... |
10/2/2018 |
Better performance expected for YTL Power unit Wessex Water
Affin Hwang Capital - October 2 , 2018 Wessex Water Services Ltd continues to be the main earnings and cash flow generator for YTL Power International Bhd, delivering close to 104% of the group profit before tax (PBT) in financial year 2018 (FY18). |
10/2/2018 |
Twenty-six leaders make it to Asia's Top Sustainability Superwomen 2018 List
CSRWorks International - October 2 , 2018 Twenty-six exceptional women leaders from 13 countries have made it to the inaugural Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen List of Honour. YTL Corp's Ruth Yeoh made the list as the Head of Sustainability. |
10/1/2018 |
Construction Leading Lady Award: Dato' Yeoh Soo Keng
The Edge - October 1 , 2018 "Initially, my father and brothers discouraged me from pursuing civil engineering as it was a tough profession for a woman. However, I convinced them that I wanted to be like them and that I could do it." |
10/1/2018 |
Building through the generations
Focus Malaysia - October 1 , 2018 NEARLY three decades after the debut of Pantai Hillpark in Kuala Lumpur, YTL Land & Development Bhd will return to its flagship mixed development with the launch of Pantai Mid-Levels. |
10/1/2018 |
In Equal Measure
Singapore Tatler - October 1 , 2018
As the Singapore Committee for UN Women celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, Hashirin Nurin Hashimi looks at some of the game-changing moments and milestones in its work towards women’s empowerment and gender equality. |
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10/25/2018 |
BlackRock: a vast money machine splutters
FT - October 25 , 2018 But as BlackRock celebrates its third decade, its vast money-gathering machine has begun to splutter, raising awkward questions over its business, the investment industry more broadly and the health of global markets. |
10/25/2018 |
Chinese stocks have their best day in 3 years
FT - October 25 , 2018 Chinese stocks had their biggest one-day gain in almost three years on Monday, staging a dramatic rebound after Beijing made a concerted move last week to reassure investors and buoy markets following a steep sell-off. |
10/23/2018 |
Look east for longevity
NST - October 23 , 2018 The Japanese can teach us valuable lessons about eating right and living well and long. |
10/23/2018 |
Alibaba arm opens first UK data centres
The Edge Markets - October 23 , 2018 The Cloud-computing arm of Chinese retail giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd opened its first data centres in the UK, with two sites operational in London. |
10/22/2018 |
Private investors want certainty for airports investments: ACI
NST - October 22 , 2018 Private investors want certainty and incentives before investing in airport development, said senior industry executives. |
10/22/2018 |
Paynet to launch DuitNow money transfer service in December
NST - October 22 , 2018 Some 40 local and foreign banks are expected to offer DuitNow, a new electronic payment service from Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd(PayNet). |
10/22/2018 |
Japan government wants lower mobile charges before Rakuten's entry next October
Reuters - October 22 , 2018 Japan’s government wants to see greater price competition among the nation’s three dominant mobile phone network providers, before e-commerce firm Rakuten Inc enters the market in October next year with plans for lower smartphone charges. |
10/22/2018 |
Uber to appeal Singapore's competition watchdog decision on Grab deal
Reuters - October 22 , 2018 Uber Technologies Inc has decided to appeal a decision by the Singapore competition regulator that its merger with regional rival Grab violated the city-state’s competition laws, the firm said on Monday. |
10/22/2018 |
LNG Canada: China’s import tariff on US LNG could leave projects 'dead in the water'
The Sun Daily - October 22 , 2018 LNG Canada challenged competing US liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects today, saying many could end up “dead in the water” as long as China keeps its tariff on imports of the fuel from the US as part of the trade war between the countries. |
10/22/2018 |
FB 'Dark ads' target Brexit
NST - October 22 , 2018 PRIME Minister Theresa May has struggled to build support for her plan for Britain’s exit from the European Union. Now, it turns out, some of the opposition has come from an unknown organisation posting advertisements to millions of people on Facebook. |
10/21/2018 |
Minister: For Malaysia, South China Sea is a free zone
Malay Mail - October 21 , 2018 Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu said Malaysia would continue to insist on the South China Sea to remain a free zone from any military competition and enhancement. |
10/21/2018 |
All land deals involving DBKL via open tender, says FT minister
The Edge Markets - October 21 , 2018 All land deals involving the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will be carried out through open tender, said Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad. |
10/20/2018 |
China Issues Draft Plan to Further Cut Household Tax Burden
Bloomberg - October 20 , 2018 China released a detailed draft plan for personal income tax cuts on Saturday, as the nation’s economic growth slowed to the weakest pace since the aftermath of the global financial crisis in 2009. |
10/20/2018 |
Commentary: Beware the culture warriors of social media
Reuters - October 20 , 2018 The dominance of the old media is under threat from the new. |
10/12/2018 |
Chinese investments in the US shrink 92 per cent as deals come under greater scrutiny amid trade war
SCMP - October 12 , 2018 Global M&A activity also hits the lowest level for any single third quarter since 2013 |
10/12/2018 |
Global debts hit record US$182tril
NST - October 12 , 2018 GLOBAL debt levels reached a record US$182 trillion (RM756.17 trillion) last year, having grown 50 per cent in the previous decade, but the picture looks less grim when public assets are taken into account, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF). |
10/11/2018 |
Stumbling Toward Armageddon
The New York Times - October 11 , 2018 Egypt and Syria began a coordinated assault on Israel in a bid to retake the territories lost in the Arab-Israeli War six years earlier. Bolstered by a Soviet airlift, President Richard Nixon forced out his attorney general and deputy attorney general, then fired the special prosecutor Archibald ... |
10/9/2018 |
UN panel urges fast action to avoid climate catastrophe
The Straits Times - October 9 , 2018 It says nations must alter the way their people eat, farm, commute and build immediately. Making an unprecedented call to action, the United Nations' climate panel said that to avoid catastrophe, all countries must change the way their people eat, commute, farm and build - and the changes mus... |
10/4/2018 |
Plastic danger in eating fish
NST - October 4 , 2018 Disposal of solid waste, in particular materials made from plastic, is seen to be the biggest environmental threat to the world, especially for countries surrounded by oceans, including Malaysia. |
10/4/2018 |
Plastic thrown into oceans causing deaths of aquatic mammals
NST - October 4 , 2018 Disposal of plastic-based solid waste into the oceans is causing the death of aquatic animals, particularly turtles and marine mammals, such as whales, dolphins and dugong. |
10/4/2018 |
Shophouse at 21 Boon Tat Street fetches record price in District 1
Business Times - October 4 , 2018 Duck & Hippo group founder James Heng is paying S$4,259 per square foot for the property. |
10/4/2018 |
AI could well devastate the developing world
Business Times - October 4 , 2018 Through my work as a scientist, technology executive and venture capitalist in the US and China, I've come to believe that the gravest threat AI poses is to emerging economies. |
10/4/2018 |
StarHub axing 10% of staff amid telco industry woes
Business Times - October 4 , 2018 Telco StarHub is sending more than one-tenth of its staff to the chopping block. |
10/4/2018 |
Singapore to embrace greener alternatives to LNG in marine-fuel mix
Business Times - October 4 , 2018 MPA will set aside S$5m for R&D into biofuels and other cleaner-burning alternatives. |
10/4/2018 |
Apple guards data privacy even in China, says Tim Cook
Business Times - October 4 , 2018 Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Tuesday said the company is devoted to protecting people's privacy, with data encrypted and locked away on servers even in China. |
10/3/2018 |
An Italian Hotelier Mixes Opulence and Wellness
The New York Times - October 3 , 2018 Modeled after a 15th-century Apulian village, the resort rolls out over 250 acres just off the Adriatic in the Puglia region (or, in Latin, Apulia). His company, SD Hotels, turns traditional Puglia farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400-year-old olive gro... |
10/3/2018 |
GE Downgrade Hits Company in a Debt Market It Once Ruled
Bloomberg - October 3 , 2018 S&P cut the company’s short-term debt ratings to a lower tier. Lower rating may lift funding costs in commercial paper market. |
10/2/2018 |
Tencent Music files for U.S. IPO, first-half revenue surges
Reuters - October 2 , 2018 Tencent Music Entertainment, which owns China’s most popular music apps, has filed for a U.S. IPO seeking funds to develop content and new services. |
10/2/2018 |
Manhattan Home Sales Tumble in a Market Clogged With Listings
Bloomberg - October 2 , 2018 Deals drop for fourth straight quarter while inventory climbs. Would-be buyers balk at overpaying after years of price jumps. |
10/2/2018 |
Hilton to double hotels in Africa in next five years -CEO
Reuters - October 2 , 2018 Hilton Worldwide Holdings plans to more than double its hotels in Africa in the next five years by mainly striking deals with existing hotels for conversion into its brand, its chief executive said. |
10/1/2018 |
Developers agree to reduce prices
NST - October 1 , 2018 Local property developers expressed their commitment in offering lower house prices in response to the government’s call to pass the savings from Sales and Services Tax (SST) exemption to consumers, with some going as high as 10 per cent discount. |
10/1/2018 |
China's manufacturers feel pinch as trade war escalates
NST - October 1 , 2018 Two gauges of activity in China’s manufacturing sector worsened last month, reflecting the nation’s economic slowdown and the fallout from the trade war with the United States. |
10/1/2018 |
China censors bad economic news
NST - October 1 , 2018 CHINA has long made it clear that reporting on politics, civil society and sensitive historical events is forbidden. Increasingly, it wants to keep negative news about the economy under control, too |
10/1/2018 |
The Hot Property That’s Next on Tech’s Agenda: Real Estate
The New York Times - October 1 , 2018 Opendoor, a start-up that flips homes, attracted attention in June when it announced it had raised $325 million from a long list of venture capitalists. The financing valued the four-year-old company at more than $2 billion. |