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  SHAH ALAM (May 11): Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with eight companies from China, for future potential foreign direct investment and technology knowledge transfer towards Malaysia’s affordable housing development.

  PUTRAJAYA (May 10): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has introduced a new economic model which advocates shared prosperity, with a target to provide a “decent standard of living for all Malaysians” by 2030 regardless of economic class, race and geographic location.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, one of the oldest leaders in the world today, said he feels “as strong as I could be, at the age of 93” when asked if the past year leading the Pakatan Harapan Government as Prime Minister has exhausted him during a special interview on Monday, which coincided with the first day of the Ramadhan fasting month.

  As Pakatan Harapan swept to an unexpected victory in the 14th general election (GE14), it did so on the back of many promises that fell into two categories.

The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on April 1, 2015, and its abolishment three years later probably makes it one of the most — if not the most — controversial tax to be introduced in Malaysia’s history.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): The High Court has today fixed May 24 to hear the prosecution's application for a joint trial of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's money laundering and RM1.

PETALING JAYA (May 7): The reduction of the overnight policy rate (OPR) by Bank Negara Malayisa (BNM) today is a good move to stimulate the economy and the property market, said real estate consultant and CEO of Zerin Properties Previndran Singhe.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): The investment panel of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) would have rejected the loan to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)'s former subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd if it could, according to KWAP's former assistant vice president Amirul Imran Ahmad.

PETALING JAYA (May 7): ParkCity Property Holdings Sdn Bhd (ParkCity) and CapitaLand Limited (CapitaLand) will be undertaking a 50:50 joint-venture development called Park Regent in Desa ParkCity, Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has reduced its key interest rate to 3%, marking the first time it has revised the rate in more than a year.