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KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): The Mass Rapid Transit Line 3 (MRT3) is postponed and not scrapped to reduce government debt, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): State governments should offer their lands for the development of affordable houses, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin in parliament today.

SINGAPORE (July 31): Singapore's retail Reits will face increased supply of space, which is a bigger threat than online shopping over the next 12 to 18 months, the Straits Times (ST) cited a sector report released by Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday (July 31).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Pakatan Harapan's 14th general election pledge to provide an unlimited access to public transport at RM100 a month will come on board early next year, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

PETALING JAYA (July 31): Over the next two years, analysts expect the prices of luxury units in Hong Kong to fall, in response to a new tax on empty properties, reported the South China Morning Post (SCMP).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): The Federal government tabled the Sales Tax Bill 2018 and Services Tax Bill 2018 (SST Bills) for their first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.

SINGAPORE (July 30): Malaysia and Singapore were looking to boost bilateral relations, but are currently at a very good level, said Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): The finance ministry said the government has managed to save a project cost of RM66 billion, excluding interest cost, with the cancellation of the mass rapid transit line 3 (MRT3).

PETALING JAYA (July 31): Johor aims to provide 100,000 modestly-priced homes in the next five years under its Johor Affordable Housing Scheme (RMMJ), reported The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): JAKS Resources Bhd was granted an interim injunction by the Federal Court yesterday to restrain the payout of a RM50 million bank guarantee to Star Media Group Bhd.