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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): The federal government is offering the maximum value of RM850 per square feet for Kampung Baru land, which makes the average 8,000 square feet plot to be worth more than RM6 million.

A 16,000-sq ft plot of land which has been left abandoned for some time at the end of Lorong Burhanuddin Helmi 11, Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) is flourishing with all sorts of vegetables, thanks to a group of volunteers who are passionate about sustainable urban farming.

Environmental issues are becoming more pressing these days as humanity tries to address the problems plaguing Mother Earth.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): The corruption case against Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Datin Seri Zizie Izette A Samad — who are jointly charged with receiving RM2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Malaysian property developer UEM Sunrise Bhd may acquire rival Eco World Development Group Bhd in a share swap deal, New Straits Times reports, citing unidentified sources.

MANHATTAN (Sept 20): Swedish pension fund Sjunde AP-Fonden will control a class action against global investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 20): Sunway City Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sunway Bhd, has acquired Sterling Paradise Sdn Bhd with the rights to 11.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 19): Prominent economist Professor Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram has urged the federal government to reopen the question of cancelling the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega infrastructure project, following 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore trial key witness Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin's statements that the project was mooted to bail 1MDB out.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 19): For 42 years he laboured faithfully in government service, sometimes during the wee hours of the morning, always on standby and hardly taking a day off.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Country Heights Holdings Bhd group chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Low Kok Thai has resigned, just six months after being appointed to the post.