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KUALA LUMPUR (September 19): The energy, science, technology, environment and climate change ministry has set a target of 18% of the country’s electricity to be generated by renewable sources by 2030, from 2% currently.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 18): The Penang government put a draft of the Penang Structure Plan 2030 (PSP 2030) on public display for two months starting today, reported the Malay Mail.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 18): UEM Sunrise Bhd will be launching the first private marina in southern Malaysia by year-end, reported The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured), wife of former PM Datuk Seri Naijib Tun Razak, could soon face charges of money laundering, reported the New Straits Times (NST) today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Sime Darby Property Bhd (Sime Prop) has been recognised as an index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), after obtaining a good sustainability score that qualified it as an index constituent in the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): “The HILLS are alive… with the Sound of………” TRAFFIC? Fear not, folks, according to a report in The Sun daily, an interim committee has been created to tackle the issue of traffic congestion in Cameron Highlands (pictured) during the holiday seasons.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Imagine you are in your 70s.

SYDNEY (Sept 18): An Australian state has offered a large reward for information after sewing needles were found in strawberries sold in supermarkets, in what the federal health minister described as a "vicious crime".

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): China state-owned enterprises’ (SOEs) investments in Malaysia during the previous Barisan Nasional administration were heavily skewed towards the construction sector, which is susceptible to rent-seeking activities, according to a recent report co-authored by the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (Asli) and University of Malaya.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Consumer spending — which accelerated during the tax holiday period from June to September that saw a mad rush for automotive purchases — is expected to decline from the fourth quarter (4Q18) onwards following the implementation of the sales and service tax (SST) on Sept 1, say economists.