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KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): In a rare sight in the Dewan Rakyat today, a number of opposition Members of Parliament “heaped praise” on Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured), according to a report from Malaysiakini.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The Federal Government is seeking RM15.

  KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government plans to introduce new rules on resale of affordable houses under the Affordable Housing Policy to control prices and ownership and to ensure the houses are utilised by only eligible applicants.

JOHOR BAHRU (March 27): More than 70 people have lost what could amount to over RM910,000 to scammers who promised to secure them Johor Affordable Homes (RMMJ).

PUTRAJAYA (March 27): A seven-member Federal Court bench led by Chief Justice Tan Sri Richard Malanjum today set aside the stay order granted by the Court of Appeal last week, over its decision for the suspension of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak's (captioned) trial for seven counts of criminal breach of trust and abuse of power with regard to the SRC International Sdn Bhd case.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): This must be the stuff of nightmares – you lose control of your vehicle and it flies off a multi-storey car park in a death plunge.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Former Felda chairperson Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad today withdrew his discovery application to get all the documents from FGV Holdings Bhd in the suit brought by FGV against him and 13 others over damages in relation to the acquisition of Asian Plantations Ltd (APL) in 2014.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): NGO Selamatkan Kuala Lumpur (SKL) has said there is no need for a fresh hearing for residents in Taman Tiara Titiwangsa regarding a high-density project on Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan land.

  KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The land-scarce island of Penang has seen the issue of Multinational Corporations that have been forced to house their foreign workers within exclusive gated and guarded communities, raising the ire of locals in the neighbourhoods.

  KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Earthworks and civil engineering services provider Advancecon Holdings Bhd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kumpulan Semesta Sdn Bhd (KSSB) to explore opportunities in the solar energy industry in Malaysia, particularly the Large Scale Solar Project 3 initiated by the Energy Commission.