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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.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Property developer EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd is aiming for a higher sales target of around RM240 million in the financial year ending May 31, 2019 (FY19) as it banks on two ongoing projects and another two in the pipeline.

PETALING JAYA (July 30): Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) will review a proposed high-rise residential development on a piece of vacant land in Taman Sri Endah, Sri Petaling that has invoked the ire of locals seeking to protect the neighbourhood’s green space.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Shareholders of property developer EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd can expect a dividend payout as early as the next six months as the company is mulling a dividend policy, said group CEO Datuk Tiong Kwing Hee.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): The body of climber Siti Nur Ismawida Ismail, 30, who was killed in the recent earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok, will be repatriated home tomorrow, reported news portal Astro Awani.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): The government has yet to decide on whether to proceed with or cancel the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will review a proposed development in Sri Petaling, after residents expressed worries over conserving the green lung in the area.