Doan Thi Huong was ordered to serve the sentence from the date of her arrest, which was Feb 15, 2017.

“Sunderam Vadiveloo does not speak for the entire Rumah Panjang community, and his association excludes many of us who are recognised residents of the Rumah Panjang,” Bukit Kiara Rumah Panjang Residents Association secretary M Sivakumar said.

She said the country’s leadership had not forgotten the problems faced by the people, and would do their best to help in all aspects.

He is deemed to have not declared income of close to RM4 billion.

"People don’t like it if you treat them like idiots."

“The people are surely awaiting an explanation from former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on the decision by his administration to sell the land and building through direct negotiations and not an open tender,” he said.

MEF said its own survey showed that the average starting basic salary for entry level positions had been gradually increasing across all qualifications.

“I am lucky I survived this long. Actually, I should not be around to watch what happened with my predecessors but I am lucky in the sense that I am not only older but still able to function."

Vertice said that the withdrawal is not expected to materially affect the earnings and net assets of the group

Commercial properties in the category of small-office home-office (SoHo), small-office versatile-office (SoVo) and small-office flexible-office (SoFo) that went under the hammer last year totalled around RM90 million.