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SERI KEMBANGAN (Oct 2): While the government is asking property developers to lower home prices following the Sales and Service Tax (SST) exemption on construction services and building materials, industry players said lower prices can be achieved if issues such as labour shortage and the lofty compliance and development costs are addressed.

KUALA LUMPUR (October 2): Newly-appointed Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan is raring to go, and will bring his no-nonsense, hands-on management style to the city.

JOHOR BAHRU (October 2): The Johor Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) requests that the state government does away with the 15% discount for bumiputra properties worth RM1 mil and above, citing low take-up rates.

SERI KEMBANGAN (Oct 2): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) is now working on a comprehensive database which could help first time homebuyers to own a property, said KPKT deputy minister Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2): Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan has been appointed the new Kuala Lumpur mayor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): In response to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's comment on housing prices, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said it is tough to influence the price of land, which is why the government had opted to reduce the cost of construction instead.

SELANGOR (Sept 28): Property developer Mah Sing Group Bhd will launch its first project in M Aruna township in Rawang, Selangor, tomorrow (Sept 29) and Sunday (Sept 30).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Commissioner Datuk Seri Amar Singh Ishar Singh has denied allegation that police stole RM43.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 28): After having been grilled by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in a session that lasted over 12 hours on Wednesday, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor is expected to face another round of questioning — this time by the police.

At Cabinet meetings chaired by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the younger ministers often experience feelings of shock and awe.