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- A + A KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): MGB Bhd has bagged another housing contract in Dengkil, Selangor from a unit of its major shareholder LBS Bina Group Bhd. The latest contract, worth RM172.34 million, is for the development of two 24-storey blocks of affordable service apartments, said MGB in a Bursa Malaysia filing. It was awarded to its wholly owned unit MGB Construction & Engineering Sdn Bhd by Kita Sejati Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of LBS Bina, and is scheduled to be completed by Nov 30, 2023. MGB said that with the contract in hand, the group’s current outstanding order book is about RM2.21 billion. In September 2021, MGB Construction & Engineering was awarded a RM112.5 million contract by another LBS Bina unit to build 605 units of single storey and 41 units of double storey terrace homes in Dengkil. Earlier, in February 2021, the MGB group had secured a contract worth RM442.81 million to construct affordable homes in Dengkil and Ijok, Selangor — from two … [Read more...] about MGB bags another housing contract from LBS unit worth RM172 mil

Lynne Mishele was at home when actress Anne Heche slammed her Mini Cooper into her house, and she is reportedly lucky to be alive after the ordeal. The crash destroyed Mishele’s home, and a GoFundMe page has since been established by her neighbors and loved ones to assist in rebuilding her life, according to People . “Lynne lives with her beautiful pups Bree and Rueban, and tortoise Marley in the Mar Vista home that was destroyed this week by a car driving into the home at a high rate of speed, catching the house on fire,” according to the GoFundMe page. “Lynne and her family very narrowly escaped physical harm, and for that we are very, very grateful. The home, however, was completely burned.” Woman Who Lost House in Anne Heche Car Crash Is ‘Extremely Fortunate’ to Be Alive, Neighbor Says https://t.co/tHG2PuHp6H — People (@people) August 7, 2022 Neighbors described Mishele as “a kind and generous person, Lynne is always first to offer help to others,” according … [Read more...] about Resident Of House Struck By Anne Heche’s Vehicle Lost ‘An Entire Lifetime Of Possessions’

(CTN News) – The ex-husband of Britney Spears, Kevin Federline, has deleted videos of the singer arguing with their sons once after what appears to be an argument between the two. Kevin Federline deleted three Instagram videos early Thursday morning that were apparently secretly recorded four years ago by Jayden and Sean. After what my sons have been through, I cannot sit by and watch them be accused like this. Although it hurts, we decided as a family to post these videos,” Federline, 44, captioned the videos. “This isn’t even the worst of it,” said Federline, who was married to Spears from 2004 to 2007. There must be an end to the lies. It is my hope that our children will grow up to be better than this.” In the first video, her son appears to be lying in bed recording his mother as she entered his bedroom. Conversation between Kevin Federline and Britney Spears According to the video, Spears, 40, said, “This is my house.”. “If I want to come in here and give … [Read more...] about Kevin Federline Deletes Britney Spears’s Video From Instagram

This article first appeared in City & Country, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on August 1, 2022 - August 07, 2022. The Zhongshan Building, which was built in the 1950s, has been restored at a cost of RM1 million and now houses an arts and research community (Photo by Patrick Goh/The Edge) - A + A Kuala Lumpur is an amazing city. The mix of old and new buildings juxtaposed with pockets of greenery presents a tropical feel that only a few cities can boast of. As the city moves with the times, what is to be done to the older buildings? Should they be replaced with something sparkling new? Or should we consider the historical value they bring to the landscape? City & Country asks property experts about the practicalities of upgrading these old properties — be it through converting, refurbishing or rebuilding. “This is a very interesting and evergreen topic, where all developers or landowners would like to know what to do with their old buildings when they … [Read more...] about Is it worth upgrading KL’s old buildings?

In the foreign visa system graft trial, Zahid is facing 33 charges of receiving the S$13.56 million (about RM42 million) bribes from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) as an inducement. (Photo by Zahid Izzani Mohd Said/The Edge) - A + A SHAH ALAM (Aug 11): The prosecution in former home minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s trial involving 40 charges for receiving bribes in the foreign visa system (VLN) matter has closed its case after calling 18 witnesses. The trial began on May 24 last year. The 18th witness, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer Mahendran Vrejenan was released from the stand after examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Datuk Raja Rozela Raja Toran and her legal team as well as cross-examination by Zahid’s lawyer Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal. Once the witness was released, Raja Rozela declared that the prosecution’s case was closed. Judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa ordered the defence to file its written … [Read more...] about Prosecution closes its case in Zahid’s foreign visa system graft trial

- A + A BEIJING (Aug 11): A Chinese property think tank owned by KE Holdings apologised on Thursday for sparking a heated public discussion with its report on rising housing vacancy rates in China, and that its assessment may not be sufficiently accurate. Beike Research Institute on Aug. 5 published a report after conducting a survey warning of oversupply in China's property market due to high rates of unoccupied homes in major Chinese cities. "The survey takes whether a home has been unoccupied for three straight months as an indicator, which does not fully reflect the real situation," said Beike in a statement published on its WeChat account. "We will cross-check the accuracy of the data with the housing, water and electricity departments." Reports of high vacancy rates could worsen sentiment in China's distressed property market where some cash-strapped developers have defaulted on loans and bond repayments and homebuyers in several cities are refusing to pay … [Read more...] about China property think tank apologises for high vacancy rate report

(CNN) In an effort to stretch the limited supply of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, federal health officials this week authorized giving smaller doses using a different method of injection. With more than 10,000 monkeypox cases in the United States and vaccine demand remaining high, Jynneos has been in short supply for weeks. The new injection strategy allows health-care providers to give shallow injections intradermally, in between layers of the skin, with one-fifth the standard dose size instead of subcutaneously, into the fatty layer below the skin, with the larger dose. FDA authorizes change in how monkeypox vaccine is given, stretching supply amid high demand Yet the specific efficacy data for the vaccine is not clear, and some experts argue that not enough is known about how the low-dose intradermal strategy might affect the protection it provides in the real world. Even at the original dosage size, "there is no traditional … [Read more...] about New US monkeypox vaccine strategy could be huge boost for supply, but much is unknown

1. What is a semiconductor? Generally speaking, the term semiconductor refers to a material—like silicon—that can conduct electricity much better than an insulator such as glass, but not as well as metals like copper or aluminum. But when people are talking about semiconductors today , they are usually referring to semiconductor chips. advertisement These chips are typically made from thin slices of silicon with complex components laid out on them in specific patterns. These patterns control the flow of current using electrical switches, called transistors, in much the same way you control the electrical current in your home by flipping a switch to turn on a light. The difference between your house and a semiconductor chip is that semiconductor switches are entirely electrical—no mechanical components to flip—and the chips contain tens of billions of switches in an area not much larger than the size of a fingernail. 2. What do semiconductors do? … [Read more...] about An electrical engineer explains how semiconductors are made

The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s $10 billion pioneering observatory launched in December , which seeks to discover the farthest corners of the universe yet unknown to humankind, has beamed its first images down to Earth. advertisement On Monday at 5 p.m. ET, live from the White House , President Biden will reveal the first full-color photograph. Dubbed “Webb’s First Deep Field,” it will be the highest-resolution infrared view of the universe to date, according to NASA. On Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. ET, NASA will release the rest of the telescope’s first batch of images, which will shed light on the cosmic minutiae behind the life of a star, from its origin as a heavy gas cloud to its violent stellar death, as well as the secrets of distant exoplanets and clusters of faraway galaxies—offering insight, even, into whether their atmospheres might be ripe for extraterrestrial life. These images are the fruit of a project over two decades in the making. As NASA’s … [Read more...] about Watch live: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has peered deeper into the universe than ever before

Smoke rises after the shelling of a brewery during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the city of Donetsk, Ukraine August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko KYIV — Russia is attacking scores of civilian and military targets in its bid to establish full control over the east Ukraine regions of Luhansk and Donetsk, with 120 rockets hitting the area around the town of Nikopol overnight, Ukrainian officials said. Dnipropetrovsk governor Valentyn Reznychenko said three people were killed and seven wounded by shelling in Nikopol when 120 Grad rockets hit the area. “The enemy is concentrating its efforts on establishing full control over the territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions,” Ukraine’s General Staff said in an early Thursday report, citing more than 60 settlements and military targets. Heavy fighting raged around the eastern Ukrainian town of Pisky on Thursday, while to the west, Ukraine accused Russian forces of using a nuclear plant to shield artillery. An official with … [Read more...] about Wave of Russian shelling hits military, civilian targets, Ukraine says