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KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd has begun laying off Malaysian staff less than a week after the finance ministry ordered the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project suspended.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): Landowners in Johor beware.

PETALING JAYA (July 10): The Perak government plans to temporarily shut off public access to Gua Tambun and its trove of Neolithic-age hematite rock art due to dangerous and poorly-maintained routes to the site, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): The Ministry of Finance will not provide additional funding for the Light Rait Transit 3 (LRT3) project unless cost “is significantly rationalised without compromising on the integrity of the rail network as well as the safety and the quality of service provided,” finance minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured) said in a press release today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) will consider conducting studies on the categories and levels of danger of recreational areas in the country.

PETALING JAYA (July 10): The buyers of a property development on a private lease scheme in Medini Iskandar, Johor, are taking the developer to court over its failure to issue them individual strata titles for their units.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): Majuperak Holdings Bhd managing director and group chief executive officer (CEO) Rustam Apandi Jamaludin will step down from his post on Oct 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): HSS Engineers Bhd associate company HSS Integrated Sdn Bhd (HSSI) has received a letter from China Communication Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd on the suspension of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, Bernama reported today China Communication Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd received the letter from the project owner, Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd, on July 4.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): While Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd says it can't rule out a mild recovery of interest in the property sector given the trough valuation and domestic growth focus theme with possible introduction of new policies, it said developers' full year sales may still fall short of targets, as sales would likely remain soft after the 14th general election (GE14).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL), the project owner of the RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link, has dismissed today news reports that suggest construction work is continuing on the ECRL despite a suspension order having been issued.