You hear the alarm ring and slowly your senses awaken, you lift your hand and plop it around trying to silence the alarm clock, or your phone, whichever one is making all that ruckus. Then suddenly th...

While the average Malaysian grapples with the rising cost of living compounded by a depreciating currency, Penang hoteliers are hoping that domestic tourism will pick up this year with fewer people ho...

The economic outlook for the year 2016 has not been good, with many experts predicting slower economic growth and lower financial benefits. There are even rumours that certain stocks may crash, sendin...

The ringgit opened higher versus the US dollar today on improved demand for the local unit, dealers said. At 9am, the ringgit was traded at 4.0970/1050 from 4.1150/1220 against the greenback yester...

Buying a second hand home is an option available to home buyers in Malaysia, as opposed to buying newly developed property from developers or buying from developers who have not built or whose project...

The property market is expected to remain challenging with moderate activity in 2016, says real estate consultancy firm Rahim & Co. It said on Thursday that prices are still expected to rise but it...

Hong Kong property transactions fell 12 percent in 2015, government data showed on Thursday, underscoring fears about an economic slowdown in the Asia financial centre even as it faces a growing drag ...

Chinese New Year 2016 heralds a new year not only for Chinese people, but those who practice and believe in the ancient Chinese wisdom. What many people are always curious about is how well or how bad...

The New Year is a time when everybody performs the annual cleaning of their house from top to bottom. This practice is called spring cleaning and usually involves the whole family. During spring clean...

In recent months, Malaysians have been shocked with announcement of increases in toll rates, LRT & ERL ticket prices, and several more things. The effect of GST, which was implemented in April last ye...

Rental rates at some of the biggest shopping malls in the country are still holding up despite concerns about sluggish retail sales. This, analysts said, was good news for commercial real estate in...

The value of the Ringgit is a key indicator of how trade and investment is faring in Malaysia, or rather it is an indicator of how healthy Malaysia’s trade with the international business community is...