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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): A recent report by the Australian broadcaster SBS has named the city of Darwin as Australia’s “laksa capital”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): Seventy-five per cent of shops and restaurants are not subject to the new tax system that replaced the goods and services tax (GST), following the increase of annual turnover threshold for the sales and services tax (SST) to RM1.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 12): Land & General Bhd (L&G) aims to roll out three projects with an estimated GDV of RM4.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pictured) wants to reassure foreign investors who may have been spooked by the recent scrapping and delay of a few high-profile multi-billion ringgit mega projects, according to a report by Bloomberg.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 12): A number of real estate projects in Sabah have been put on hold, while the development plans are still being held by the central board, say developers in the state.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): In the latest development over alleged corruption in Kuala Lumpur land deals, former finance minister and chairman of the Council of Eminent Persons Tun Daim Zainuddin will meet the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today.

PETALING JAYA (September 11): Council of Eminent Persons chairman Tun Daim Zainuddin has proposed that the Bandar Malaysia project should be turned into a recreational park, and joked that it should include a museum dedicated to Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s handbags.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 12): Motor insurance and takaful players have welcomed the government’s intention to design a rewarding system to incentivise prudent drivers.

PUCHONG (September 11): A python poked its head out of a toilet bowl yesterday, at a woman’s home in Puchong Perdana.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 11): Tanah Rata assemblyman Chiong Yoke Kong suggested restricting vehicle entry into Cameron Highlands, due to the extreme traffic congestion in the tourist attraction over the long weekend.