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HANGZHOU (China): Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it remains committed to its plans in Malaysia despite uncertainty created by the Malaysian government’s review of megaprojects awarded by the previous administration.

PUTRAJAYA (July 9): The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has appointed 16 presidents to the Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims and Strata Management Tribunal to tackle the rising number of tribunal case in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): A builder has told residents whose homes are on the hill slopes of Jalan Bukit in Kajang that “all due care will be taken in the construction of a three-block 1Malaysia People’s Housing Scheme (PR1MA) apartment project nearby”, reported The Star today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): It looks like people power in Kuala Lumpur has put the brakes on another high-rise residential project in the metropolis.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): As competition intensifies across the world for companies to become the next disruptor in their industries, it is important for business leaders to focus on value-based disruptions.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZC), the contractor of Penang’s RM6.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): An earlier proposal to demolish and redevelop the long-established Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur (Concorde KL) — linked to Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, entrepreneur Tan Sri Syed Yusof Syed Nasir and Singaporean tycoon Ong Beng Seng — has been put on hold.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): It is a tree that is part of the daily school lives of many generations of students of Ipoh's famous  Methodist Girls’ School (MGS) and it was about to meet its end by the blade of a tree cutter.

SHAH ALAM (July 8): The urban well-being portfolio is now under the Ministry of Federal Territories, said minister Khalid Abdul Samad.

PENANG (July 8): The Pearl of the Orient yesterday marked George Town's 10th year of being listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, which culminated with the George Town Heritage Celebration Street Festival.