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KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The Works Ministry has started discussions and negotiations with the Economic Affairs Ministry and the Finance Ministry on the third phase of the East Coast Expressway, said its minister Baru Bian.

PETALING JAYA (April 4): Remember The Loaf, the bakery once owned by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad? It now has a new owner -- construction firm Ekovest Bhd, according to a report by Free Malaysia Today (FMT).

    PETALING JAYA (April 4): The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) has called for greater scrutiny over sale of government land, saying there were suspicious land deals that have led to the encroachment of the Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve (BNFR).

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Banks and other financing institutions should look at non-linear data to better respond to the financing needs of low-income customers.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Malaysia will need an integrated property database that could serve as a launch pad for future policy direction and actions by both the government and private sector players.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Datuk Seri Amrin Awaluddin, the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Sime Darby Property Bhd, is going to fill the group managing director’s (MD) position at Boustead Holdings Bhd, according to sources.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said today the amount of money and effort to maintain and service superyacht Equanimity is "very taxing" because the government incurred some RM14.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): KLCCP Stapled Group does not intend to acquire new assets for the time being as the market remains weak.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng revealed today the offer letter from an interested party to acquire a building in Hong Kong that houses the Consulate-General of Malaysia's office for RM1.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Banks should look into utilising waqf trusts as a tool to improve affordable home ownership in the country.