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PETALING JAYA (August 24): Short-term accommodation rentals of homes in the Klang Valley are being pegged as the new venue of choice for raves, wild parties which may feature drug-use, loud music and alcohol consumption.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): The reintroduction of the Sales and Services Tax (SST), slated in September, is unlikely to reduce house prices despite cost savings of at least 1% to 2% for property developers, said Paramount Corp Bhd group CEO and director Jeffrey Chew.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): Hong Kong-listed property developer Country Garden Holdings founder and chairman Yeung Kwok Keung is confident in Malaysia’s economic prospects under the new government and plans to enlarge its investments in Malaysia, according to a report by Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau.

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 24): The Federal Territories (FT) Ministry has set up a special committee to study sustainable ways for Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP) to generate its own funding, said its minister Khalid Samad.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): Malaysian police today filed the first set of criminal charges against Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) and his father over money allegedly stolen from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

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KUALA LUMPUR (August 24): The previous Barisan Nasional (BN) administration proposed to take over the Automated Enforcement System (AES) project from the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) in November last year, said LTAT ex-chairman Tan Sri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): SP Setia Bhd's second quarter net profit rose 77% year-on-year to RM442.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 23): National strategic Khazanah Nasional Bhd is reportedly in negotiations to sell its stakes in two property-development joint-venture companies to Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd, according to The Malaysian Reserve.

KEPONG (Aug 23): Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng will lodge a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate 19 pieces of land owned by Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP).