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PETALING JAYA (Sept 21): The Malaysian Meteorological Department said the haze situation in the country should improve next week when the monsoon transition phase begins.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21): The federal government is offering the maximum value of RM850 per square feet for Kampung Baru land, which makes the average 8,000 square feet plot to be worth more than RM6 million.

A 16,000-sq ft plot of land which has been left abandoned for some time at the end of Lorong Burhanuddin Helmi 11, Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) is flourishing with all sorts of vegetables, thanks to a group of volunteers who are passionate about sustainable urban farming.

Environmental issues are becoming more pressing these days as humanity tries to address the problems plaguing Mother Earth.

JOHOR BAHRU (Sept 20): The Johor government is considering lowering the current RM1 million price threshold for foreigners to buy properties in the state, a report in the Malay Mail said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): The prosecution aims to show that former Federal Territories (FT) Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor had received RM1 million as an inducement to assist a company to secure approval from Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to increase the plot ratio for a development at Jalan Semarak here.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Housing prices beyond affordability and population out-migration are two main challenges of Kuala Lumpur’s city planning, according to Executive Director of Planning Department at Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) Nurazizi Mokhtar.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): UEM Group Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Bhd, said part of the proceeds from the disposal of its subsidiary's stake in the operator of the 117km-long Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) toll road will be invested into Malaysia's key national infrastructure and other opportunities in Indonesia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) has initiated legal proceedings against former SRC International Sdn Bhd directors Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil and Datuk Suboh Md Yasin (pictured) for failing to submit the FY17 financial statement of SRC unit Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): The corruption case against Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Datin Seri Zizie Izette A Samad — who are jointly charged with receiving RM2.