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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): A gradual recovery is underway in the retail industry, which is signalling Malaysian real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the retail space are set to see light at the end of the tunnel after the pandemic-induced slump.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): The residential project Avenue South Residences in Singapore will boast the tallest prefabricated buildings in the world and Malaysia’s claim to fame will be that their “modules” are made in a factory in Senai, Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd (KAB) has accepted two letters of appointment (LOAs) with a total contract sum of RM17.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): The fateful Feb 24, 2016 meeting — which led to the alleged tampering of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report — could not be considered as an exit conference meeting because an exit conference can only be chaired by the auditor-general, the High Court heard today.

ATLANTA (Aug 12): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has closed down several buildings it leases in in the city as Legionella bacteria have been found in the buildings’ water systems owing to the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic shutdown, reported CNN.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): IJM Construction Sdn Bhd, a unit of IJM Corp Bhd, has bagged a contract worth RM864.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): The Supplementary Supply (2019) Bill 2020 has passed its second reading in the Dewan Rakyat today, amid a seemingly unanimous agreement for the bill to be brought to the committee stage tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Airbnb wants to resolve the contention surrounding the 90- to 180-day restriction on short term rentals with Malaysia Productivity Corp (MPC) and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

SEOUL (August 11): South Korea’s public health authorities have discovered three new mutated genome sequences of the novel coronavirus among imported cases-- two from Pakistan and one from Uzbekistan, reported Yonhap News Agency.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 11): International hospitality, restaurant and lifestyle operator Minor International has unveiled its first Anantara-branded residential villa development in Malaysia – Anantara Desaru Coast Residences.