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KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): In response to the Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) land dispute, Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP) CEO Zaizalnizam Zainun firmly said that the organisation will not consider Segambut lawmaker Hannah Yeoh’s proposal to limit the construction within the longhouse footprint.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): Although Malaysia’s construction industry is still “on track” to making the industrialised building system (IBS) mandatory next year, more suppliers are needed to improve competition and lower costs for the industry, said Works Minister Baru Bian (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): The Malaysian chapter of the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI), a project hosted by the World Economic Forum, has been launched, marking the first country in Asia to do so.

PUTRAJAYA (May 16): Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad continues to insist that the renegotiated Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) development project is a win-win for all parties concerned and scrapping it would be akin to killing a “baby” he inherited from the previous administration.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): Only two million out of eight million homes in the country are insured.

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): A Debt Management Office (DMO) has been set up to review and manage the government’s debt and liabilities, which will be chaired by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Dr Shamsul Anwar Sulaiman (pictured) told the court that he did not know the RM42 million cash transfers made by the company between Dec 26, 2014 and Feb 10, 2015 went into former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak's accounts.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) reported a 73.

PETALING JAYA (May 15): Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh has urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to take action over the controversial Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) land case, accusing the graft busters of “not reacting” even with “clear” information about a conflict of interest provided by The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4).

PETALING JAYA (May 15): Residents of Kim Teng Park, Johor Bahru are living in fear of losing their homes.