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  PETALING JAYA (April 8): A proposed high-rise mixed development project located on a plot of land in near the Asia Jaya LRT station has met with protests from Section 14 residents.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has opted not to participate in the ownership of the under-construction Pavilion Bukit Jalil mall to avoid unwanted risks, but believes the asset will be worth reconsidering upon its completion, said its manager.

  PETALING JAYA (April 5): Datuk Mohd Sayuthi Bakar was sworn in yesterday as the new Petaling Jaya mayor, and has said that his top priority will be to keep every part of the city clean, including housing and commercial centres.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee said the PAC has finished taking statements for its probe into the Johor-Singapore Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) system.

    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): In holding the office of the prime minister, the nation’s highest elected public officer and head of government, Datuk Seri Najib Razak obtained RM42 million gratification by giving the government guarantee for RM4 billion loan granted to SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

  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): The highly anticipated trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak involving the transfer of millions of funds from SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former 1Malaysia Development (1MDB) subsidiary, began at the High Court here yesterday, eight months after he was first charged.

  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 4): The trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the former prime minister and finance minister, is a demonstration that everyone is equal before the law, said Attorney-General Tommy Thomas in his opening statement.