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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): EcoWorld London, a 70%-owned unit of Eco World International Bhd (EWI), is selling over 1,000 built-to-rent (BtR) homes in London to a real estate firm for £389 million (RM2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Sin Chew Media Corp Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Media Chinese International Ltd (MCIL), is acquiring a parcel of industrial land on Jalan Semangat at Seksyen 13, Petaling Jaya, Selangor for RM18.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 23): The Pakatan Harapan government will not ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Malaysia has regained its place among the top 20 economies in the world at number 15 in the World Bank Doing Business 2019 Report.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Case management of charges against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak involving misappropriation of funds from the 1MDB state investment fund and its former unit SRC International Sdn Bhd has been set for Nov 29.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has arrived at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex for the hearing of his application to transfer 25 graft-related charges involving some RM2.

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PUTRAJAYA (Oct 24): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here for questioning over 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) dealings with International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 18): Mines International Exhibition Centre Sdn Bhd (MIEC), a wholly-owned sub-subsidiary of Country Heights Holdings Bhd, is partnering a company that conducts automotive-related programmes, to develop an auto lifestyle centre, as well as conduct other auto industry-related businesses.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Seri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus has said Asian countries facing increased market volatility need the option to use capital controls to pre-empt financial crises.