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PETALING JAYA (Oct 8): Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MBPP) will absorb the 6% charge from the Sales and Service Tax (SST) imposed on parking fees for council lots, reported The Star.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 7): The RM2 billion that has been deposited by buyers of condominiums in Forest City into its Housing Development Account (HDA) proves that the units were transacted in Malaysia, said its developer Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd (CGPV).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd’s Australian unit is disposing of a parcel of land in New South Wales, along with a building erected on it, for A$22.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): The Malay Economic Action Council (MTEM) has urged the Johor government to ignore a suggestion to do away with bumiputera quotas and discounts for properties priced above RM1 million, reported The Malaysian Insight.

PETALING JAYA (October 5): Penang government will proceed with plans for Seberang Prai municipal council (MPSP) on mainland Penang to city to be elevated to city council status.

PETALING JAYA (October 5): China investors main intention was to purchase holiday homes, not to relocate, said state International Trade, Investment and Utilities Committee chairman Jimmy Puah Wee Tse.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): Shares in WCT Holdings Bhd rose as much as 2.

KOTA BHARU (October 4): The Cabinet discussed the East Coast Railway Line (ECRL) project briefly yesterday and Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad asked to be given a little more time to look into the suitability of the project.

KUALA LUMPUR (October 5): Following its deferment of toll abolition, the government is now considering giving rebates or discounts for road users, as well as extending the concessions for tolled roads, to bring down toll rates, according to Works Minister Baru Bian.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): The government will reveal its final decision on the abolition of toll charges in two to three months, said Works Minister Baru Bian today.