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PETALING JAYA (May 1): Johor has the highest number of overhang serviced apartments in the country but the situation is being mitigated by the state government's move to freeze applications for such developments in the state.

PETALING JAYA (May 1):  It is estimated that unsold Bumiputera units contributed to about at least 40% of the total residential property overhang units in Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA (May 1): Property developers who want to sell their products to foreigners should join in efforts to promote the country first and foremost before promoting their own individual projects, said Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) president Datuk Soam Heng Choon.

PETALING JAYA (May 1): Will freezing approvals for new projects help overcome the property overhang situation in Malaysia? Read also Promote Malaysia before promoting projects, developers told Efficient Bumiputera units release can help reduce property overhang Developers continue push for HOC extension Supply of serviced apartments being reduced amid overhang A suggestion to freeze approvals for new projects in view of the overhang was raised by a viewer during EdgeProp.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 1): The ban on interstate travelling is still in place, except for working purposes.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 29): A police inspector charged with trafficking and power abuse to exploit two Mongolian women for sex has claimed trial at the Sessions Court in Klang today, Malaysiakini reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Esprit Holdings will close all its stores in Asia outside mainland China “to cope with challenges” posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on leader Kim Jong-Un, according to a report by Reuters quoting three people familiar with the situation.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Two Mongolian women yesterday filed a lawsuit against a police inspector and a hotel in Petaling Jaya in relation to the duo’s alleged rape by the cop, Malaysiakini reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): Liew Chin Tong has called on the government to consider emulating Australia to compel Google and Facebook to pay media outlets for news content, Malaysiakini reported today.