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SEREMBAN (May 22): The state government wants to know how “exclusive chalets” near here have been allowed to operate “for more than a decade” without approvals According to a report by The Star, the properties are located in a 100-acre land of Pantai Hills.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): Any privatisation of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) will enable "cronies" to profit for decades to come, said former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak (pictured) in a Facebook posting yesterday.

PARIS (May 22): France has dropped some of the charges against an associate of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak over alleged kickbacks paid on a major submarine deal, judicial sources said Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): Jalan Melayu and Jalan Masjid India bazaar traders here will be temporarily relocated after an early morning fire yesterday, Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad (pictured) said.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 22):  The two hydraulic projects or collapsible weirs installed for the city’s River of Life (RoL) project are not working, reported The Star today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): IOI Corp Bhd’s net profit tumbled 88.

  PETALING JAYA (May 21): The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) will welcome Lim Boon Ping, Kim Realty’s director of training and development as president on July 1.

  BUTTERWORTH (May 21): The Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) will speed up its infrastructure development plan following its upgrade to city council status.

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): RM300 million was paid for helicopters that were never delivered to the Royal Malaysian Army, a source close to investigations into allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the purchase of defence assets was reported as saying.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): The Ministry of Finance is now seeking a full repayment of the RM250 million loan it extended to the National Feedlot Corp Sdn Bhd (NFCorp) in 2008, after the latter defaulted on the repayment of the loan.