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Decades-old rundown wooden houses with zinc roofs, interspersed with the occasional newer brick and mortar abodes is what you’ll see when passing through a New Village or Chinese New Village in Malaysia.

Shenzhen (Oct 25): In a move to stem its property prices from soaring beyond the grasp of ordinary folks like in Hong Kong, Shenzhen  is introducing a new reform to its housing system.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): The retail price of RON97 petrol will decrease by nine sen per litre to RM2.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 25): NGOs here are not happy about having a contractor and developer try to fix Penang’s transport woes.

HONG KONG (Oct 25): If you were slogging away to make sure you make enough to cover this month’s rent, you might want to consider skipping this news.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 25): LBS Bina Group Bhd has unveiled the first high rise development in LBS Alam Perdana township, which has a gross development value (GDV) of RM562 million.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): The High Court here has today deferred the hearing of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-linked asset forfeiture proceedings against the Tun Hussein Onn Foundation to Nov 15 from Nov 4 this year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas and former federal court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram (pictured) will file further affidavits in ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's civil challenge against Sri Ram's appointment as senior deputy public prosecutor in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-linked cases.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 25): A study by the International Persistent Organic Pollutants Elimination Network (Ipen) and the Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) found that playgrounds in Penang contain dangerously high levels of lead, Malaysiakini reported today.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 25): The scale of the ongoing fallout from the 1MDB scandal has pushed Goldman Sachs Group Inc.