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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): The Finance Ministry’s special purpose vehicle Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd (UJ) has firmly denied allegations that the Finance Ministry or Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has irresponsibly shut down Lembaga Tabung Haji hotels and subsequently dismissed the affected hotel staff.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Widad Group Bhd is taking over the entire 100% stake in Serendah Heights Sdn Bhd (SHSB), the ultimate owner of a concession to develop and maintain the Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) campus in Jasin, Melaka, for RM127.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Plantation firm Kim Loong Resources Bhd is buying four plots of oil palm plantation land in Sabah for RM92.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): At least two retailers are experiencing drastic sales decline at their outlets located at tourist zones, following concerns over the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has started its investigation on a 37-storey condominium building under construction in Taman Desa, Jalan Klang Lama that partially collapsed last Friday (Feb 14), with the findings expected to be released in a month’s time.

PUTRAJAYA (Feb 18): The Housing and Local Government Ministry will set up a fund for those who want to contribute to programmes and activities under the Dasar Komuniti Negara (DKN) or the National Community Policy to enhance the lives of the B40 community.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 17): The scheduled dates for Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial set for this week have been deferred to March 2 as lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pictured) has to attend his son's wedding.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): A stop-work order has been slapped on the contractor of a condominium being constructed in Taman Desa that partially collapsed today, announced Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) at the building site.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will reveal the economic stimulus package to address the Covid-19 outbreak on Feb 27 (Thursday) at 4.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 14): Kmart added to the recent surge of Australian store closures by announcing the closure of its branch in the northern Melbourne suburb of Northcote on Nov 22 this year when the store’s lease ends, NewIdeaFood reported on Tuesday.