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  KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the Cabinet has approved the takeover of four highways in the Klang Valley, namely the Shah Alam Highway (KESAS), Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP), Sprint Highway and the SMART Tunnel.

Total debt, liabilities expanded to 77% of GDP, versus 75.

Bank Negara Affordable Housing Fund.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 10): The government is anticipated to ink the development agreement for the long-held up controversial Penang tunnel project tomorrow morning just before the Budget 2020 tabling, sources said.

IPOH (Oct 10): A group of Orang Asli handed over RM15,000 in alleged bribe money supposedly from a logging company to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday, the Star, Harian Metro and Berita Harian reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Someone may have conspired in AmBank to help two companies linked to Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, make some RM494 million in profit from flipping 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) bonds the first day it was issued, counsel to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said during the 1MDB-Tanore trial today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd is ceasing operations today, according to an internal circular to employees.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): The defence in Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial has revealed that Thailand-based Country Group Securities Pcl, which was involved in the flipping of a RM5 billion Islamic medium term notes (IMTN) issued by the fund in 2009, is linked to Tan Sri Larry Low Hock Peng — the father of fugitive Low Taek Jho.

PUCHONG (Oct 8): The government is considering the creation of a “sinking fund” to increase industry player's responsibility in managing and restoring disasters in the country, according to a Malay Mail article today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the Malaysian government can consider private sector proposals to reduce highway tolls because the government is unable to eliminate these charges immediately due to the high expenses involved.