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JOHOR BAHRU (Oct 16): Mah Sing Group Bhd’s Ramada by Wyndham Meridin hotel here held its grand opening yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): The 1MDB-Tanore trial of Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak is scheduled to begin at 9.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has called on the government to move the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to investigate Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s claim that the current government inherited some RM150 billion in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-related public debt from the previous government.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): The cross-examination of Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi in the 1Malaysia Developmemnt Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore trial enters its sixth day today, as defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is expected to grill him further about his alleged interference of the government audit into 1MDB in 2010.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) president Datuk Soam Heng Choon is of the view that there is not much in Budget 2020 for the property sector, as many of the measures listed are already in place.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Lead defense counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has alleged former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi had conspired with alleged “puppetmaster” Low Taek Jho to obstruct an audit by the National Audit Department (NAD) into the state-owned fund in 2010.

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The move by the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKJ) to authorise the seizure of belongings of strata property maintenance fee defaulters of an apartment project and the subsequent auction of said chattels and movable properties has alerted the public about the severe consequences of failing to settle outstanding charges and contribution pursuant to the Strata Management Act, 2013 (SMA).

PETALING JAYA (Oct 11): The National House Buyers Association (HBA) has praised the government’s efforts in its proposed Budget 2020 to help homebuyers to own a property but at the same time urged the government to review certain measures that might pose hidden risks to the property market.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 11): Neutral.