Before flyers and skyscrapers, Brutalist buildings like Golden Mile Complex and People’s Park Complex in Singapore stood out (they still do) – and architect William Lim Siew Wai was behind it.
Timely aid for woman with polio
RM1 million campaign sponsored by brewery aimed to help the needy
PETALING JAYA: Getting by was a sheer struggle for wheelchair-bound Yee Pen Yeng (
pix). She was earning RM30 a day as a part-time florist assistant near her home in Setapak.
“It was not much as I would only be called to work when my help was needed,” said the 57-year-old polio victim.
She lost her only source of income when the florist shop folded in August due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Yee, who was diagnosed with the disease at three, is living on a meagre RM300 welfare aid.
Unlike other years, this year in the
MARKETING-INTERACTIVE newsroom we saw a higher number of agencies showing off their creative prowess during the festive Chinese New Year period. From augmented reality to social campaigns, agencies are spreading love and joy this Chinese New Year.
Agencies are known to solve problems, was the sentiment put forth by Terence Teo, Meet Isaac’s co founder – and this year there are tons of pain points when it comes to gathering and visitations. COVID led to the acceleration in the use of digital and technology for us to solve new problems which we have traditionally never experienced before. The team has always wanted to do a pet project where we could unleash our creativity and solve real-life problems, while having fun. So we when this idea sparked, everyone jumped on it. The announcement of the limitation during visitation could have been a real bummer midway of the project, but the team did not let that deter them, and instead, worked
PETALING JAYA (Feb 1): The most positive scenario for the overall Malaysian property market in 2021 would be a slightly better performance than last year due to the start of the vaccination programme that would help in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Henry Butcher Real Estate chief operating oficer (COO) Tang Chee Meng.
In presenting Henry Butcher Malaysia’s annual report on the review and outlook for the Malaysian property market in 2021 titled “HB Perspective 2021”, Tang also noted that the recent spike in Covid-19 cases and the subsequent moves by the government to curb the spread of the pandemic may delay the industry recovery to next year.
Last year was a tough one for almost all property sectors. According to data from the National Property Information Centre (Napic), in 1H2020, Malaysia’s property market transaction volume and value decreased 27.9% and 31.5% respectively compared with the previous year. While most property consultants believe there should be some recovery this year, it will depend on the Covid-19 vaccine as well as the performance of the job market and economy.
Some consultants think there will be opportunities for investors in the auction market with foreclosures likely to increase, but others believe that owing to government intervention and the low interest rate environment, this might not be the case. On the other hand, this could be a golden opportunity for first-time homebuyers to purchase their dream home. However, as property is a long-term investment, the age-old advice of doing your homework and buying what you can afford continues to hold true.