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KUALA LUMPUR (April 29): Some KL folk, especially in the Semarak, Seputeh and Bangsar areas are sick and tired of having have to deal with the parking problems and noise as more residential bungalows are turned into “event spaces”.

BEIJING (April 29): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had to wrap himself up in a long coat with a scarf pulled tight around his neck to keep warm when he arrived last Wednesday night to a rainy and chilly Beijing — with the temperature hitting the low teens in Celcius — despite it being the middle of spring in the Chinese capital city.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 29): The Selangor authorities will soon draft new guidelines on rebuilding landed and multi-level properties, said state Housing and Urban Living Committee chairman Haniza Mohd Talha (pictured) yesterday.

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BEIJING (April 29): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) said the government will reveal the details of the revised contract on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to the public, though it also needs to take into consideration China's feelings in the matter.

BEIJING (April 29): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he did not ask the Chinese government to search for fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low (pictured), during his official meeting with Chinese leaders here last week.

  PETALING JAYA (April 27): Although the National House Buyers Association supports the move by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to take action against banks who fail to give out housing loans to those eligible, the consumer body has proposed that action be taken only against banks that fail to lend to first-time homebuyers and those seeking to purchase affordable homes priced below RM300,000.

PETALING JAYA (April 27): Industry experts have raised concerns over the low awareness regarding the importance of the sinking fund in strata management.

  Owners of units in Selangor high-rise residential buildings are experiencing a drastic increase in quit rent charges this year.

PETALING JAYA (April 27): It is important to ensure that the desired property has been designed and built for quality property management.