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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad confirms today that the government will proceed with the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) project, but says “it will take some time”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Felda Investment Corp Sdn Bhd (FIC) ex-chief executive officer (CEO) Mohd Zaid Abdul Jalil (pictured) denied at the High Court here today that he had during his remand in August 2017, implicated former Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad over criminal breach of trust and graft charges.

  LANGKAWI (Oct 14): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said the decision to lower the threshold on high rise property prices in urban areas for foreign ownership from RM1 million to RM600,000 was meant to reduce supply overhang of condominiums and apartments.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today some employees of newspaper publisher Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd, which ceased operations yesterday, will be rehired by a new media group.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): During former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's rule, Khazanah Nasional Bhd had divested 84 assets between 2009 and 2018, when he was ousted in the 14th General Election.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Former Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) director-general Datuk Hanapi Suhada appeared to give conflicting testimony today on the question of whether or not approval was given by the Felda board for Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd (FIC) to purchase Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites in Kuching for RM160 million.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Felda Investment Corp Sdn Bhd (FIC) sought to borrow RM100 million from parent Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) in late 2014 to finance the purchase of the Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites in Kuching, says former Felda finance director Mohd Shahrin Mohd Ali.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): The Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites in Kuching, which was bought for RM160 million by Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd (FIC) between late 2014 and early 2015, was subsequently valued at only RM80 million, a witness testified today in the graft trial of former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the government will continue to improve Malaysia's Sales and Services Tax (SST) instead of reviving the Goods and Services Tax (GST), because it is not appropriate for the country to change its tax system too frequently.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the Malaysian government can consider private sector proposals to reduce highway tolls because the government is unable to eliminate these charges immediately due to the high expenses involved.