Sold for: RM1 million; Concluded by: Janet Chong of Hartamas Real Estate (012-318 8099); When: January 2016

It is understood that on the first day of Chinese New Year, 1,166 SWM workers and contractors will be on duty, operating 228 waste collection vehicles.

De-gearing exercise is to strengthen its financial footing

Pintaras Jaya said the contract is to provide earthworks, piling and substructure works for the Central Tower Project in i-City, Shah Alam, Selangor.

Faced with more headwinds, MD Low expects smaller developers with weak balance sheets to merge or find partners to meet the challenges of a slowing market, better informed buyers, and tighter profit margins.

Chester Properties marketing director Jei Chew said it is still better to buy than to rent properties despite the slow market.

The move to immediately limit sales of new homes priced up to RM300,000 to first-time homebuyers has drawn especially strong reactions.

"This (reduces the SRR by 0.5%) definitely will help in the liquidity side. We welcome what the Bank Negara have done. We think this is timely, because it will help those genuine first time house buyers to purchase the house, there are more funds for them," said Mah Sing Group Bhd's managing director Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum.

Petaling Jaya residents want to be given more time to study the state transport master plan due to concerns over its impact on their neighbourhoods.

Mayor Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain said that the move was part of the plan to make Petaling Jaya a City of Art.