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KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Negeri Sembilan will have a special quota for every category of affordable homes under its housing policy for armed forces personnel and veterans.

PETALING JAYA (April 4): The people will reject Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s promise to stop the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project if the opposition coalition wins the 14th general elections, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pictured).

Construction sector Maintain overweight: High-beta construction stocks were among the least favoured in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), with the Kuala Lumpur Construction Index falling 9% year to date (YTD), weighed down by global stock market selldown.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The Dewan Rakyat yesterday passed the Limitation (Amendment) Bill 2018, which extends the time limit of up to three years to house buyers to lodge a complaint over latent defects in their properties, Bernama reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Vertice Bhd, formerly Voir Holdings Bhd, has been awarded a subcontract job valued at RM218.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Shares in WCT Holdings Bhd closed lower yesterday as news that it was acquiring a controlling 60% stake in the operator of the Skypark Terminal at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Selangor failed to excite investors.

SINGAPORE (April 3): Price recovery gathers momentum in 1Q18, rising by 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Up to 300 units of 1Malaysia People’s Housing project (PR1MA) homes would be built in each state constituency, Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman, revealed yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): WCT Holdings Bhd is acquiring a 60% stake in Subang Skypark Sdn Bhd — operator of the Skypark Terminal (formerly Terminal 3) of the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Selangor — for RM44.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): GFM Services Bhd has bagged an RM51.