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KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Former defence minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has no objection to the investigation that will be carried out against him and former officers in the Defence Ministry (Mindef) over the alleged leakage of government funds believed to be in excess of RM500 million under the ministry's land swap deals involving development projects.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Trive Property Group Bhd is acquiring a 60% stake in property investment company Avenue Escapade Sdn Bhd (AESB) for RM17.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd has proposed to raise up to RM147 million via a private placement to third party investors, to fund its Indonesian financial district development joint venture (JV).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Women hosts on Airbnb make up almost 50% of all hosts in Malaysia, and they earn an average annual income of RM5,793.

  PUTRAJAYA (March 12): Attorney-General Tommy Thomas told the Court of Appeal yesterday that the prosecution is under public pressure from within and outside the country to ensure that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s criminal breach of trust and money laundering trial begins as soon as possible.

PETALING JAYA (March 12): Regional mall 1 Utama Shopping Centre has soft launched the first Korean themed retail zone in Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA (March 12): There is talk that the maximum 40-year tenure offered to affordable housing loans may be extended to all mortgages too, as one of the counter measures to address the overhang issue straining the property market now.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The government is evaluating various options on the fate of national carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd and a decision will be made "soon", according to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

  KOTA ISKANDAR (March 12): The Johor government has indicated that it is possible they might buy several properties owned by Khazanah Nasional Bhd in Iskandar Puteri including Legoland Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Following the smoking ban at all eateries, it was suggested in Parliament today that the country stops importing cigarettes The Star reports that Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) said: "In light of the government's efforts to ensure non-smokers are free from smoke, why not ban the import of cigarettes altogether so that we can become the first nation in the world to be totally smoke-free so that our people will remain healthy?" He was asking a supplementary question during Question and Answer Time in the Dewan Rakyat on March 12.