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PETALING JAYA (Sept 9): PPB Properties, the property division of PPB Group Bhd, announced that Megah Rise’s residential tower in Taman Megah, Selangor is scheduled for topping-out by the end of September.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Economic Club of Kuala Lumpur (ECKL) advisory council chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar said today Malaysia needs to reform its labour policies to address matters including the country’s foreign worker issue which needs immediate attention amid forced labour allegations against oil palm planters and rubber glove manufacturers.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Malaysian economy is now on the path to recovery supported by the reopening of more economic sectors and it is estimated to chart better growth for 2022, said Minister of Finance Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 9): The Court of Appeal today cautioned that it was giving a final postponement date to Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pictured) in his application to intervene and strike out an affidavit filed by an officer of the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) which affirmed that him received RM9.

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 8): The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court decision to dismiss Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bid to challenge the appointment of Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as the lead prosecutor in the former prime minister’s 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-linked cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): The rate of occupancy for government hospital beds in intensive care units (ICUs) had increased to 84% as of Sept 7, compared with 68% previously.

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 8): Some 200 Raub Musang King durian farmers have today obtained leave from court to have the merits of their judicial review application against the Pahang government to quash its eviction order against them be heard.

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 8): The Covid-19 walk-in vaccination programme in the Klang Valley will end after Sept 15, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

ISKANDAR PUTERI (Sept 8): A special committee set up by the federal government to discuss the reopening of the Malaysia-Singapore border is expected to involve representatives from the state government.