Punj Lloyd’s Crude Oil Storage Tanks, designed and constructed by it for Petronas – Malaysia’s national energy company, have been listed in the Malaysia Book of Records. Punj Lloyd was awarded the RAPID Tank Farm order, an Rs 3,515 crore project from PRPC Refinery and Cracker Sdn. Bhd.; a subsidiary …
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India’s campaign at Malaysia Open badminton tournament ends
Earlier, Kidambi Srikanth went down in straight games to in-form Kento Momota of Japan in the semifinals and bowed out of the tournament. Srikanth, who had reached world No. 1 spot briefly in April, couldn’t match the overall superior game of Momota, who has been in sensational form since making …
Read More »India bundle out Malaysia for 27 in 142-run win in Women’s Asia Cup
Electing to bat, India scored 169 for 3 in their allotted 20 overs, riding on senior player Mithali Raj’s unbeaten 97 off 69 balls, and then shot the home side out in just 13.4 overs in a completely lop-sided match at Kinrara Academy Oval. Pooja Vastrakar grabbed three wickets for …
Read More »PM Modi leaves for Malaysia after wrapping up his Indonesia visit
“I thank President Joko Widodo and the wonderful people of Indonesia for the exceptional hospitality. This visit has added great strength to bilateral relations between our nations,” PM Modi tweeted in both Indonesian and English along with his pictures. During his brief stopover in Kuala Lumpur on his way to …
Read More »Historic win for Opposition in Malaysia
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad has scored a historic victory in the country’s general election. The election commission said Mahathir’s party Pakatan Harapan won 115 seats, over the threshold of 112 seats needed to form a government. Mahathir, defeated the governing Barisan Nasional coalition, which has been in …
Read More »Former PM Mahathir Mohamad storms back to power in Malaysia
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad has scored a historic victory in the country’s general election. The election commission said Mahathir’s party Pakatan Harapan won 115 seats, over the threshold of 112 seats needed to form a government. Mahathir, defeated the governing Barisan Nasional coalition, which has been in …
Read More »India, Malaysia to hold military exercise ‘Harimau Shakti’
“The exercise is aimed at bolstering cooperation and coordination between the armed forces of both the nations and to share the expertise of both the contingents in conduct of counter-insurgency operations in jungle terrain,” the Defence Ministry said. The Indian Army will be represented by 4 Grenadiers, one of the …
Read More »Malaysia’s online used car platform Carsome secures US$19 million in Series B funding
8/3/2018 – Malaysia’s online used car platform Carsome has raised one of the country’s largest-ever Series B rounds worth US$19 million, in an effort to strengthen its position in Southeast Asia’s ultra-competitive market for used vehicles. The round was led by Burda Principal Investments, the VC arm of German media …
Read More »Malaysia’s Cloudaron to acquire realtors8 for US$3.2 million
Cloudaron Group, a cloud service company based in Kuala Lumpur has entered into an agreement with ASX-listed 8common Limited for the acquisition of its subsidiary firm realtors8, for SGD4.23 million (about US$3.2 million) The transaction is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2018 where realtors8 will become …
Read More »Sun Pharma’s arm hikes stake in Ranbaxy Malaysia
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries’ one of the wholly owned subsidiaries has increased its shareholding in Ranbaxy Malaysia, Malaysia, by way of further purchase of 386,865 shares of face value of MYR 1.00 each (equivalent to 4.84%) of Ranbaxy Malaysia. Ranbaxy Malaysia, is a subsidiary of the company, and the total shareholding …
Read More »Malaysia – the Ultimate Foodie Destination
Malaysia is a diverse and multi-racial country rich in culture and heritage. As a result of all the cultures thrown into her proverbial pot, Malaysia is home to a myriad of hard-to-resist food selections. The culinary landscape in the country changes dramatically from one region to the next, making it …
Read More »Malaysia’s Frontier Digital Venture to invest in Philippines property portal Hoppler
ASX-listed Frontier Digital Ventures, an operator of online classified businesses in frontier and emerging markets has recently placed an investment in Philippines-based property marketplace Hoppler. The investment in Hoppler is said to follow Frontier Digital’s strategy of transitioning its revenue mix to be closer to transaction and partnership with local …
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