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Malaysia’s 61st National Day celebrations hold new meaning for our country and its people after the historic change in government following the 14th General Election on May 9.

Malaysia’s coming 61st National Day promises to be like no other.

Trying to get some fresh air this weekend? Head over to Putrajaya this weekend to visit the Royal Floria Putrajaya flower show.

KUALA LUMPUR (August 24): Calling their plight “regrettable”,  Ketari state assemblyman Young Syefura Othman said the government should ensure the welfare of the nearly 2,000 retrenched East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) workers, and rehabilitate the sites that had previously been earmarked for the project.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): The superyacht Equanimity, which is linked to Low Taek Jho — the alleged mastermind behind 1Malaysia Development Bhd's troubles — may find a new owner "in the next two or three months" after a Malaysian court granted an application to facilitate the sale of the vessel today.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): Reports of Khazanah Nasional Bhd seeking to sell its stake in M+S Pte Ltd surfaced in a report by the Malaysian Reserve, but The Business Times (BT), in checking the information, have found that both parties have not held talks on the matter.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): Property developer Paramount Property Development Sdn Bhd is on track to meet its full year sales target of RM1 billion with its 1H2018 sales already hitting RM598 million, said Paramount Corp Bhd group CEO and director Jeffrey Chew at an analyst and fund manager’s briefing for Paramount Corporation’s 1H2018 financial results today.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 24): Hong Kong-listed property developer Country Garden Holdings founder and chairman Yeung Kwok Keung is confident in Malaysia’s economic prospects under the new government and plans to enlarge its investments in Malaysia, according to a report by Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau.

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 24): The Federal Territories (FT) Ministry has set up a special committee to study sustainable ways for Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP) to generate its own funding, said its minister Khalid Samad.

KUALA LUMPUR (August 24): With a week to go before the Sept 1 implementation of the new sales and service tax (SST), manufacturers yesterday called on the government to address the goods and services tax (GST) input tax refunds conundrum before imposing the SST.