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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 18): A lawyer's application to have the court interpret the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's discretion in deciding whether or not to declare a state of emergency has been transferred to a new High Court judge today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): Former transport minister Anthony Loke said that Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pictured) had asked Syarikat Dhaya Maju-LTAT Sdn Bhd (DM-LTAT) to subcontract the Klang Valley Double Tracking Phase 2 (KVDT2) project to a company from China — instead of carrying it out themselves.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): Tiffany & Co is selling a mahjong set at US$15,000 or about RM61,000.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): The Hong Kong government will start the inspection of 2,500 older residential buildings after a fire on Sunday that killed seven people, reported the Associated Press today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17):  “I don’t believe there’s any wrongdoing,” Low Taek Jho (pictured), the alleged mastermind behind the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scam, was quoted by Qatari state-owned news channel Al Jazeera as claiming in a series of telephone conversations he had with the former Malaysian government, led by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 16): A leader always focuses on the strength of the staff and brings out the best of what they can do, said ParkCity Group CEO Datuk Joseph Lau.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 16): A responsible developer is one who stays on to help with issues faced by homeowners after the handing over and defect and liability period (DLP) -- they will not just wash their hands from the project when completed, said ParkCity Group CEO Datuk Joseph Lau.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 6): For years, the victims of the abandoned projects have suffered in silence, but the newly-announced federal budget has addressed to their concerns and to a certain extent could reduce their burden, said the National House Buyers Association (HBA) honorary secretary general Datuk Chang Kim Loong (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): While Mah Sing Group Bhd commends the government for encouraging homeownership through several initiatives announced in Budget 2021, it hopes that Developer Interest Bearing Scheme (DIBS) would be considered in the future.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): The Malaysian Muslim Lawyers Association has today filed an application to intervene in lawyer Dr Syed Iskandar Syed Jaafar's originating summons against the Malaysian government that seeks to challenge the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decision to not declare a state of emergency, despite the advice of the Prime Minister.