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KUALA LUMPUR (July 17) Water supply to about 251 areas involved in the scheduled disruption exercise, due to upgrading works at the Sungai Selangor Phase 3 water treatment plant from July 14, has been fully restored as of 9pm yesterday (July 16).

PETALING JAYA (July 16): Should there be a limit to a strata management committee's power especially with regards to the usage of the sinking fund? Although existing laws do not impose legal limitations on a committee's powers, Solaris Dutamas Management Corporation (MC) chairman Datuk Nabhesh Khanna said a cap should perhaps be put on the usage of the sinking fund at any one time.

PETALING JAYA (July 16): The implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic from March 18 to May 4 had undeniably posed numerous challenges to Joint Management Bodies (JMBs) and Management Corporations (MCs) of strata properties.

PETALING JAYA (July 16): The Strata Management Act (SMA) should be reviewed to include the duties and responsibilities of strata building management committee members and chairman, urged Sri Penaga Condominium Management Corporation (MC) past chairman Khaw Chay Tee.

PETALING JAYA (July 16): Developers should rethink their building strategies for high-rise strata properties especially in terms of density in relation to safety and disaster management issues.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): MajuPerak Holdings Bhd’s subsidiary Syarikat Majuperak Bhd has entered into a Joint Venture (JV) agreement today with JT Gardens Sdn Bhd to undertake a residential development project for affordable housing in Perak.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): A new Covid-19 cluster has been detected in Mambong, Sarawak with two positive cases originating from a company located there, the Ministry of Health said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi (pictured) admitted today that there was no written approval by former prime minister and 1MDB advisory board chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak for the state fund to offer Aabar Investment PJS Ltd (Aabar BVI) a call option to hold a 49% stake in its power assets.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Schools are responsible for providing personal protective equipment such as face masks and hand sanitisers, which are for students and teachers’ use, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

PETALING JAYA (July 16): Paramount Corp Bhd (Paramount) is acquiring 4.