PETALING JAYA (Aug 21): Academic qualifications may help graduates enter the workforce, but professional life can demand skills that are harder to acquire in the classroom – from communicating across generations and working within teams to taking ownership of tasks and managing expectations, according to speakers at the launch of a new mentorship programme. The Rehda Institute Youth Initiative (RIYI), a year-long corporate mentorship programme for final-year university students and recent graduates, seeks to address that gap by exposing participants to industry practitioners, career guidance and workplace expectations before or as they enter employment.
Alpha Galaxy Group has signed an MoU with Billion Group to develop a B-Grocer supermarket on roughly 2.037 acres within its 166-acre Galaxy Exchange mixed-use project in Puncak Alam, Selangor. The neighbourhood supermarket will serve nearby residential and commercial areas, acting as a key anchor fo
Frasers Property Ltd and Tan & Tan Developments Bhd plan to jointly develop PJ Quarter, a 5.15-hectare mixed-use project in Section 13, Petaling Jaya. The partnership is linked to Tan & Tan's proposed acquisition of a 50% interest in Vacaron Company Sdn Bhd, which owns the site. The first phase will
Father-and-son billionaires Raj Kumar and Kishin have reportedly placed a deposit on Scotts Square, a freehold mall in Singapore’s Orchard Road area, with a sale agreement possible by early September. The S$250 million deal would see the duo add the 130,900 sq ft retail podium to their property empi
Building permit approvals in the Philippines dropped to a three-month low in June, falling 0.3% year on year to 17,081, reversing a 20% expansion a year earlier. Residential permits fell 2.1% while non-residential approvals grew 4.6%, highlighting a shift toward commercial and institutional projects
Stavian Group has broken ground on Thuong Dinh Industrial Park in Diem Thuy Commune, Thai Nguyen Province. The 50-year project will offer about 90 hectares of leasable land for factories and warehouses, targeting supporting industries, electronics and mechanical engineering.
Billionaire Koh Wee Meng's Fragrance Group has launched the sale of Verdun House, a freehold commercial building in District 8, with an asking price of S$64 million. The 48.8% premium over its 2022 purchase price reflects S$2,669 psf on maximum gross floor area.
Sime Darby Property has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Wisma Unirazak along Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, for RM160 million. The developer plans to redevelop the freehold site into a high-rise serviced apartment project with a gross development value of RM900 million, targeting a 2