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KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): The government today announced electricity bill rebates and discounts totalling RM942 million for domestic users for the months of April, May and June.

PETALING JAYA (June 20):Actor and director Stephen Chow has reportedly mortgaged his mansion in The Peak, the exclusive and expensive hill-top neighbourhood in Hong Kong, amid possible financial woes, The Straits Times reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): DAP and Parti Amanah Negara want PKR to stick to the decision to name Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Pakatan Harapan’s candidate for the Prime Minister’s post as Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has not obtained sufficient support.

PUTRAJAYA (June 19): The authorities will teak the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for restaurants and eateries so that they can have full capacity for dine in, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): UEM Sunrise Bhd has acquired a prime development site at Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia for A$43 million (RM126 million) from Jowett Properties, the developer announced today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is urging the government to immediately replace the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) i-Lestari withdrawal scheme with RM500 monthly cash aid for workers in the B40 income group, after it was revealed that some fund members had already exhausted their Account 2 after two months.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): GDB Holdings Bhd's net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 (1QFY20) fell 18.

PETALING JAYA: Its personalised service and social media engagement with customers have helped property developer Oriental Interest Bhd clear off some unsold units from its projects in the current market downturn.

Owning a property can be more than a home or an investment.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) raised its target price (TP) for MRCB-Quill REIT (MQREIT) units to 79 sen from 71 sen and increased its earnings forecast for the group after the REIT reported first quarter core net profit, which was above estimates.