Scorching weather until October
PETALING JAYA (August 13): Relief from the heatwave is expected to arrive with the inter-monsoon season in October.
Finance Ministry: Tabung Harapan funds will be audited to ensure integrity
KUALA LUMPUR (August 13): The Tabungan Harapan Malaysia fund, which stands at RM173 million as of Aug 9, has yet to be used, said the finance ministry in a written parliamentary reply cited by Free Malaysia Today (FMT).
Sunway REIT FY18 core net profit in line on better retail, hotel ops
Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Aug 10, RM1.
Axis REIT eyes RM190m worth of assets
KUALA LUMPUR (August 13): Axis Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) hopes to complete RM190 million worth of industrial asset acquisitions by the end of next year, said the trust’s manager.
Come back and face the authorities, Khairy tells Jho Low
KUALA LUMPUR (August 13): Rembau member of parliament (MP) Khairy Jamuluddin has asked fugitive financier and a key figure in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) to come back to Malaysia to face the law.
New housing policy aims to ease loan approvals
PETALING JAYA (Aug 13): The new National Housing Policy which is due to be announced in the next month or two aims to ease loan approvals for prospective home buyers, reported The Sun.
Govt mulls tabling supplementary budget
SERDANG (August 13): The government is looking at tabling the supplementary budget this week, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Forest fire near Jalan Duta courts
PETALING JAYA (Aug 12): A large patch of forest along Jalan Kuching near the Segambut roundabout was burnt on Friday (Aug 10) night.
RFID trials to start Sept 3 on 16 tolled roads
PETALING JAYA (Aug 12): Touch n' Go aims to start the use of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) stickers next year, it said on its website today, The stickers will replace the SmartTAG devices which are no longer being sold at authorised channels.
