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KUALA LUMPUR (September 26): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has been summoned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) again, and may also face criminal charges alongside her husband, embattled former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, for her involvement in the case of SRC International Sdn Bhd — a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

PETALING JAYA (September 25): An access ramp that goes through the residential neighbourhood of Taman Ukay Bistari in Ampang will be opened despite protests.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 25): Despite reports by property consultancies and real estate agents that say house prices will pick up in the second half of 2019, Rehda Institute chairman Datuk Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip considers it unlikely.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 25): In an Instagram post yesterday, with a picture of himself and the setting sun as the background, Datuk Seri Nazir Razak wrote that “the sun is setting on my time in CIMB”, as he revealed he would be stepping down as chairman of CIMB Group by Dec 31.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Bina Puri Holdings Bhd said it is cautious on the performance of its core construction business for the remaining months of its financial year ending Dec 31, 2018 (FY18), following the slew of changes to projects after the 14th general election (GE14).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has urged developers to lower prices of homes as construction materials and services are exempted from the Sales and Service Tax (SST), or the government will review the waiver.

IPOH (Sept 24): Talk resurfaced recently about the construction of a cable car service at the popular Bukit Larut, Perak but a state government official has reconfirmed that there are currently no plans for such a project.

  KUALA LUMPUR (September 22): Residents of People’s Housing Projects (PPRs) may soon be afforded a novel avenue to make money in order to settle their monthly house payments, by catching rats.

The 1Malaysia Development Bhd asset recovery team is in the midst of efforts to recover RM974 million that have been distributed to local individuals and groups by Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

SHAH ALAM (Sept 21): The Real Estate and Housing Developersʼ Association (Rehda) is conducting a case study on building costs after the implementation of the Sales and Service Tax (SST) regime.