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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has called on the government to move the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to investigate Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s claim that the current government inherited some RM150 billion in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-related public debt from the previous government.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) wants ratepayers to participate in engagement sessions next year to help the local authority draft the Kuala Lumpur 2040 Development Plan (KL2040DP), the Star reported today.

PUTRAJAYA (Oct 15): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak and lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah were allowed to continue to challenge the appointment of senior Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as prosecutor in their cases at the High Court.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 15): The Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) foresees various problems arising from the implementation of a recent court ruling for a flat rate maintenance fee for mixed-use properties.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): The cross-examination of Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi in the 1Malaysia Developmemnt Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore trial enters its sixth day today, as defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is expected to grill him further about his alleged interference of the government audit into 1MDB in 2010.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Crest Builder Holdings Bhd's subsidiary Crest Builder Sdn Bhd (CBSB) has bagged a RM155.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Yayasan Tun Hussein Onn is still awaiting the Attorney-General's Chambers' written reply to its representation letter against the forfeiture of RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Damansara Member of Parliament Tony Pua had today managed to set aside the injunction imposed on him by Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak in a suit filed by the former prime minister against Pua in relation to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and the proposed amendment to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 by PAS.

SINGAPORE (Oct 15): Co-working space operator WeWork announced on Oct 10, the official launch of its new space at MYP Centre on 9 Battery Road in Raffles Place.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 15): Paramount Property Development Sdn Bhd lauded the government’s move to lower the property price threshold for foreign ownership as this is a good way of managing market inventories while welcoming global citizens to Malaysia, thus creating vibrancy to the market.