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PUTRAJAYA (March 15): Ex-premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak's lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the Court of Appeal today that his client wanted another judge to hear his criminal breach of trust and abuse of power case in relation to SRC International Sdn Bhd or that he be given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.

PENANG (March 16): Thousands thronged IKEA Batu Kawan in Penang on its opening day on March 14, and gobbled up over 32,000 of the Swedish retailer’s famous Swedish meatballs.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): Boustead Holdings Bhd inked a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) today with Singapore's Hotel Royal Ltd to sell its Royale Chulan Bukit Bintang Hotel for RM197 million, cash, just over two weeks after the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said the sale wasn't a done deal.

Bungalow plots are lands that come with residential titles that enable owners to build their own dream houses.

  PETALING JAYA (March 15): Kuala Lumpur will soon usher in a new skyscraper in the form of Singapore-listed developer Debao Property Development Ltd’s twin-tower residential high-rise called The Landmark@KL City.

  KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): Platinum Victory will be unveiling its first project in Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur called Platinum Arena with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM421 million, within the second quarter of this year.

IPOH (March 15): Local foodies would most probably have heard about the famous soy sauce chicken rice in Singapore that was awarded a Michelin star.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): The retail price for RON97 fuel will be increased by 8 sen for the week of March 16 to March 22, based on the Automatic Pricing Mechanism, the Ministry of Finance announced today.

  PETALING JAYA (March 15): Residents of Mont’Kiara are seeking a judicial review on Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) approval for a 51-storey commercial building in the Kuala Lumpur neighbourhood.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): When T-rex symbolically did the closing honours of the Rex Cinema back in 1993 as the “starring character” of Jurassic Park, many must have sadly wondered if they would ever be able to step within the doors of this cherished meet-up point again.