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SEMENYIH (Feb 22): The Malaysian Government has not secured the cooperation of an unnamed country to extradite fugitive financier Joh Low, Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said at a ceramah here last night.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 22): Prominent Umno lawyer Datuk Hafarizam Harun has claimed trial in the Sessions Court yesterday to two counts of money laundering amounting to RM15 million.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 22): The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) allegedly lost RM258 million by selling the Royal Malaysian Air Force base in Kinrara, Puchong at a 34% discount to tycoon Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary in a politically motivated land swap deal, said sources contacted by The Edge Financial Daily yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): The high level of units reserved for Bumiputera buyers could have contributed to the residential property overhang in Johor, said CBRE|WTW Johor branch director Tan Ka Leong.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Medical tourism will continue to support the growth of Penang’s hotel property sector which could also create multiplier effects on the northern region’s economy, said CBRE|WTW Penang branch director Peh Seng Yee.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Alpha REIT Managers Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Stewart Labrooy said real estate investment trust (REIT) of government buildings would do very well, given the good location and quality of these assets.

Sold for: RM6 million (RM90 psf) Concluded by: Desmond Chia (REN 19255) of Hartamas Real Estate OUG Sdn Bhd (012-987 9117) When: November 2018 Noteworthy: ● land size: 6,266 sq m (about 67,446 sq ft) ● Freehold industrial land ● Flat and empty land ● 10 minutes to NKVE interchange According to Desmond Chia, the real estate negotiator who closed the deal, the seller has owned the land for 10 years and decided to unlock its value by selling it.

PUTRAJAYA (Feb 20): The Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) 2019 payment of RM100 will be paid out to individuals categorised as bachelors at the end of next month, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Sunway Construction Group Bhd’s (SunCon) subsidiary Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd has bagged a RM781.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) president Mohamad Sabu (pictured) today has denied speculation that there is a plot to move a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.