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  KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): Johor state executive councillor for Health, Culture and Heritage Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar has denied a report that he obtained a Country Garden Danga Bay condominium unit from a local businessman, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): The inclusion of Malaysia in the US Department of Treasury’s watchlist actually highlights the strength of the nation’s economy, as the list includes other major trading economies as well, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng “While the US Treasury has included Malaysia into its expanded Monitoring List of Potential Currency Manipulator, the report does not name Malaysia as a currency manipulator.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): Attorney General Tommy Thomas said today the UK High Court emphasised that it remains ready to proceed with 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and Minister of Finance Inc's (MOF Inc) challenge against the consent award to International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) after having regard to the circumstances.

  PETALING JAYA (May 30): Two luxury condominiums belonging to Jho Low, allegedly bought with money stolen from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) are to be sold as part of U.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): Retirement Fund Inc's (KWAP) investment panel, the body that has the final say on whether to approve a loan to a third party using the fund's money or not, was not "compelled" to act in accordance to the government's intent to lend money to SRC International Sdn Bhd, the High Court was told yesterday.

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): KAJ Development Sdn Bhd will resume two projects under the RM43 billion Melaka Gateway plan after the Transport Ministry allowed the company to appeal against the government's earlier decision to scrap the development.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has confirmed the fund's purchase of Sports Direct International Plc's headquarters (HQ) in the UK for £120 million, or approximately RM636.

  IPOH (May 28): Sunway Property’s Sunway Onsen Suites in Sunway City Ipoh has recorded a 60% take-up rate for its first tower comprising 252 units of serviced suites following a sales preview on May 20, said the developer in a press release today.

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): MGB Bhd said its unit has been awarded a RM134.

SINGAPORE (May 28): Market research institute GfK’s Point of Sales tracking has found that consumers across three Southeast Asian (SEA) countries including Malaysia bought more air treatment products in the first quarter of this year (1Q 2019) than a year ago.