KUALA LUMPUR: Star Media Group Bhd( SMG) has appointed Chan Seng Fatt as group chief executive officer effective March 1, 2024. Chan, 60, succeeds Alex Yeow Wai Siaw, who is stepping down following the conclusion of his contract on Feb 29. Following his appointment, Chan will resign as an independent non-executive director of SMG on Feb 29.... He was appointed to the board on Aug 11, 2018.He will also cease to be the chairman of the audit committee and a member of the nomination committee on th

KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly two million prisoners have been released in Malaysia over the last decade, says Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said." Prisons Department records from 2011 till Oct 1 this year showed there were 1, 940, 579 prisoners released," he said during Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday( Nov 23). Ismail was responding to V. Sivakumar( PH-Batu Gajah), who asked for figures on prisoners released in Malaysia from 2011 till 2021 and the steps taken by the governme

AS YTL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust( YTL REIT) continues to wade through one of the hotel and tourism industry’s toughest crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is also looking forward to an eventual recovery. Executive chairman Tan Sri Francis Yeoh tells StarBizWeek that most shareholders continue to be invested in the business and are commitment for the long haul. Apart from that, Yeoh also says YTL is planning to inject more hotels it currently owns into YTL REIT.On its business