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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Putrajaya aims to finalise details of banning the import of non-recyclable plastic waste by end of this year.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 16): Representing disabled people, a coalition of NGOs today denounced Putrajaya’s plan to replace feeder buses with Grab cars,  Free Malaysia Today reports that the NGOs called the idea unacceptable and simplistic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Potholes are bane to motorists.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): The government has freezed issuance of licenses to establish plastic waste recycling factories in Malaysia and banned the import of these materials to ensure existing illegal factories do not continue their operations.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Malaysian households earning less than RM2,000 spent 94.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): There are huge disparities in the income threshold of the Middle 40 (M40) in the various states across Malaysia, according to Khazanah Research Institute’s (KRI) latest report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): The wealth gap is widening although the income growth among the middle group (M40) and low (B40) group is faster than the rich.

LANGKAWI (Oct 16): The Kilim Geoforest Park, one of few Unesco-certified sites in Southeast Asia, may lose the status if an assessment review is conducted during low tide, which will reveal the impact of tourism activities on the area.

   PETALING JAYA (Oct 16): Branded residences in Kuala Lumpur recorded a premium of 69% against non-branded luxury residences last year.

PUTRAJAYA (Oct): Ex-PM Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pictured) has been summoned to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) HQ again, say reports.