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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Traffic at KM42 of Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands near Ipoh, Perak came to a halt when heavy rains turned a slope into a river of mud, reported the Malay Mail today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMSB) has appointed Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Manaf as its independent and non-executive group chairman effective Oct 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd's net profit dipped slightly by 3.

PETALING JAYA (September 26): A stalled flood mitigation project located along Jalan Bangsar is causing trouble for business owners in the area.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Joint management body (JMB) treasurer of Mutiara Fadason low-cost flats in Kepong, Song Kok Ann, 46, was punched in the face by a resident who was angry about the move not to use Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) contractor to fix broken down lifts, The Star daily reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 26): A mediating body to handle complaints by residents of high-rise buildings is set to be launched by Oct 1.

SINGAPORE (Sept 26): On July 5, the government has acted to cool the red hot residential property market by introducing a fresh round of cooling measures, which included higher Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates and tighter Loan-to-Value (LTV) limits.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Embattled former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) has been summoned by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to explain “missing” goods and services tax refunds amounting to RM19.

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 26): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured) had today arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here for questioning again on graft allegations related to SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Sapura Energy Bhd (Sept 25, 44 sen) Maintain trading buy with an unchanged target price (TP) of 81 sen: Sapura Energy Bhd announced that it had been awarded multiple contracts in four different countries — Malaysia, Australia, Brunei and Nigeria — with a combined value of about RM815 million.