KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): CIMB Group Holdings Bhd has partnered with the Sustainable Energy Development Authority to provide sustainable energy financing for small to medium enterprises (SMEs). During his speech at the banking group's The Cooler Earth Sustainability Summit today, CIMB Group chief executive officer Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz announced that the financing called "CIMB SME Renewable Energy Financing"...
Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Yeo Bee Yin (pix) said RM500,000 will be allocated to the state’s Tech Dome in Komtar to cultivate interest among the young in science and technology. About RM2 million worth of solar panels will be given to one car park operator here and three schools here as well as the Seberang...
MALAYSIA is home to about 30 million people and Kuala Lumpur is one of the densest cities in East Asia. It is estimated that 75 per cent of Malaysians are living in cities and 90 per cent will be living within cities in 2050. Read more
KUCHING: The new Sarawak Museum Complex, the largest in Malaysia and second largest in Southeast Asia, was handed over today to the Public Works Department (JKR) and the Sarawak Museums Department. PPES Works (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd, which undertook the design-and-build project, handed over the complex in a ceremony witnessed by Sarawak Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk...
HONDA Malaysia recently opened its new 3S Centre by Ban Hoe Seng (Auto) Sdn Bhd in Ipoh (pix), which is certified by Green Building Index (GBI), making it the first car showroom in Malaysia to be awarded with such certification. The GBI is a “green rating tool” for buildings that is recognised by the industry in Malaysia, aimed at raising...
GEORGE TOWN, July 24 — Penang is turning to solar energy as part of its green agenda and will install solar panels at public facilities across the state, said exco Jagdeep Singh Deo. The local government, housing development and town and country planning committee chairman said the initiative would both improve the state’s energy efficiency and reduce its power costs. Read...
KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): The draft of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act (EECA) has been presented and approved by the Cabinet about a month ago, according to Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin. “The EECA still has to be presented to parliament and the ministry hopes that it will be tabled by the end...
SKYWORLD Development Group bagged the prestigious Top 10 Developer Award at the 2019 BCI Asia Awards. The award was for SkyWorld’s achievements as a developer with a big impact on the built environment in the property construction industry. Read more
More people are clamouring for good air outside but what about indoors? The air in your home or office could be slowly killing you without you knowing it simply because they could be odourless and invisible. There are many ways one could ensure good indoor air quality and as prevention is better than cure, EdgeProp.my managing director and editor-in-chief Au...
KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Property, the property arm of Sunway Group, has bagged two awards for its excellence in the real estate industry. Its township Sunway City KL was the only township honoured at the Malaysia Green Building Council’s (MGBC) “Top 10 Green Buildings of the Decade Awards” during a ceremony held on Saturday, in conjunction with MGBC’s 10th anniversary. Read more
