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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Only 80 out of 222 Members of Parliament (MPs) will be allowed to enter the Dewan Rakyat for sittings, including the tabling of Budget 2021 tomorrow evening, said its speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): The Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) has proposed that the government waive the real property gains tax (RPGT) across all property sectors involving transactions of less than RM10 million in 2021 to stimulate the property market.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): The Malaysian Muslim Lawyers Association has today filed an application to intervene in lawyer Dr Syed Iskandar Syed Jaafar's originating summons against the Malaysian government that seeks to challenge the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decision to not declare a state of emergency, despite the advice of the Prime Minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Ageson Bhd is confident of achieving even higher earnings for the current financial year ending June 30, 2021 (FY21) after posting a record-high net profit in FY20.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): The Malaysian Prison Department today said Covid-19 transmissions among prisons are under control, thanks to strategies such as lockdowns and quarantining of inmates and remanded individuals that have helped reduce daily Covid-19 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Sungai Besar Umno division chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos said he has instructed his lawyers to file an application at the High Court to intervene in lawyer Dr Syed Iskandar Syed Jaafar Al-Mahdzar’s legal action involving Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah's decision to not accept Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s Cabinet meeting proposal to declare a state of emergency in Malaysia as the nation contends with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to set aside their political differences and ensure Budget 2021, set to be tabled on Nov 6, is passed, saying the well-being of Malaysians should be put first in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): A lawyer today filed a legal challenge to quiz whether Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has unfettered discretion to not accept the advice of the prime minister on any matters including proclamation of emergency.