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Construction sector Maintain neutral: We expect the upcoming Budget 2020 announcement on Oct 11 to prioritise public transport projects but limited to those already awarded, revised and approved: Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3), Mass Rapid Transit Line 2 (MRT2) and East Coast Rail Link (ECRL).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said today Khazanah Nasional Bhd is identifying assets for sale as Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund aims to reduce its debt to between RM35 billion and RM40 billion as soon as possible.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): If executed efficiently, Malaysia’s new economic development narrative Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV 2030) will be timely as it would rejuvenate economic growth at a time when growth momentum is slowing.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): The cross-examination of former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, who is testifying against Datuk Seri Najib Razak as the ninth prosecution witness in the 1MDB-Tanore trial, is expected to commence today.

KUALA LUMPUR (OCT 5): Years of paying more returns than it can afford has led the Armed Forces Fund (LTAT) to its worst dividends in 46 years - 2% for FY18.

While the Malaysian government is very much focused on issues involving affordable housing, some participants of the EdgeProp.

Malaysian homebuyers are open and ever ready to consider new homeownership schemes as long as they benefit them.

Looks like property owners looking to sell their properties will have to wait at least six months before they could find a buyer, according to an EdgeProp.

Out of the 900 respondents of the EdgeProp.

It seems a large number of property owners have been disturbed by the current Real Property Gains Tax (RPGT) and they are hoping to see it reduced or removed, according to a poll conducted by EdgeProp.