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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): A lawyer has mounted a legal challenge against the Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng and the government over the imposition on a levy for Malaysians wanting to travel overseas, which will take effect next month.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah told the High Court here today that he did not tell the complete truth on his resignation as second finance minister in June 2016 because he wanted "to cover" the then prime minister (PM) Datuk Seri Najib Razak amid concerns on how 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and former 1MDB subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd were managed.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd has bagged a RM94.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Synergy Promenade Sdn Bhd's suit against the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) and its investment arm, Felda Investment Corp Sdn Bhd (FIC), as well as the Land and Mines Office Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (PTG WPKL) relating to the Kuala Lumpur Vertical City project will be heard in the High Court on Oct 17.

JOHOR BAHRU (Aug 8): Johor’s Pasir Gudang will remain attractive to business owners and property buyers as long as the environmental issues that have plagued the area recently are resolved, said the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia Johor Branch (Rehda Johor).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia hopes there will be allocation under Budget 2020 for incentives to encourage the construction industry to adopt Building Information Modelling (BIM).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) will not be able to use the ongoing tax amnesty programme to escape criminal prosecution over alleged theft of state funds, says Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 5): Kylie Jenner (of the Kardashians) has booked the superyacht Equanimity (recently renamed Tranquility) to celebrate her 22nd birthday.

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 5): The Court of Appeal today dismissed an application by both the prosecution and defence to postpone Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) or the Tanore trial, which is scheduled to begin on Aug 19.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): The stock of household debt as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Malaysia has declined over the years, thanks in part to a weaker housing market, and more deleveraging is likely to continue.