Publicis wins 100PLUS creative and social agency
KUALA LUMPUR: Publicis Groupe Malaysia has emerged as winner of the 100PLUS creative and social agency pitch in Malaysia, following a four-way pitch. The Groupe has maintained its position as creative partners while extending support as the social agency of record. The one month-long pitch process saw winning strategy, creative and integrated ideas, which covered […]
Westons sell Selfridges to Thai JV for US$5.4bil
LONDON: The billionaire dynasty behind Selfridges & Co has sold the British department store operator to a Thai-Austrian joint venture for about £4bil (US$5.4bil or RM23bil) in one of the biggest UK retail deals in years. The Weston family said Central Group, which is owned by the Chirathivats, one of Asia’s wealthiest families, and Signa […]
Debt-crippled Evergrande vows ‘full steam ahead’ to deliver homes
BEIJING, Dec 27 — Embattled Chinese firm Evergrande will deliver almost four times the number of housing units to buyers in December than in the previous three months, its chairman said, as the real estate behemoth grapples with massive debts. Evergrande — drowning in US$300 billion (RM1.3 trillion) in liabilities — has struggled to repay […]
Death toll rises to 47 nationwide
PETALING JAYA: The death toll from the recent floods rose to 47, with another fatality reported yesterday. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said another five people were still missing in Pahang. Of those who perished, 25 were in Selangor, 19 in Pahang and three in Kelantan, he said in a statement yesterday. […]
Drop in number of flood evacuees in five states
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — A total of 28,005 flood evacuees from 8,598 families are still seeking shelter at relief centres (PPS) in five states this morning. According to the Social Welfare Department (JKM) Info Bencana portal, all the evacuees are at 183 PPS in Kelantan, Selangor, Pahang, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan. In Selangor, the total number of victims had decreased to 11,864 at 61 PPS […]
PM’s convoy given priority over ambulance to prevent risk of accident, says police
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to prioritise Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s convoy instead of giving way to an ambulance in Hulu Langat recently was made to “reduce the risk of road accident”. Selangor Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (TEID) chief Superintendent Azman Shari’at said this was in accordance with Rule 9 LN166/1959 of […]
It wasn’t posing, minister was cleaning animal droppings, says social welfare dept
KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Welfare Department (JKM) on Sunday (Dec 28) night clarified the viral issue involving Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun. JKM, in a statement, said Rina was not only involved in cleaning the floor at Sekolah Kebangsaan Salak Tinggi relief centre but she was also getting her […]
