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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Pelaburan Hartanah Bhd (PHB) is confident it will continue to do well despite headwinds in the property market because PHB's real estate portfolio covers all sectors of the real estate market, group managing director cum chief executive officer Datuk Kamalul Arifin Othman said.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 15): The smoke from fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia that have recently become worse are blowing into Sarawak, satellite images obtained by the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department show.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Major shareholder Datuk Seri Tew Kim Thin has failed in his bid to take over Pasdec Holdings Bhd via his private vehicle Jasa Imani Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): The Perak government is not allowed to grant 99-year lease or permanent (freehold) ownership status to new villages, Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu said yesterday.

KOTA ISKANDAR (August 14): Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian said the land of the Jalan Segget Umno building belongs to the Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): The Johor government will scrutinise all projects, big or small, and follow an open tender system, said reports.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP), and not Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), should compensate the developer of a high-rise, high-density residential development coming up on Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) as the former is the owner of the land, said Kuala Lumpur mayor Tan Sri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): Former Prime Minister and UMNO president Datuk Seri Najib Razak said UMNO does not need to defend him against the slanders made against him as he can defend himself.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): The free bus service which was part of Pakatan Harapan's (PH) election pledge will be launched on Aug 20 at Melaka Sentral, reported Bernama.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): The developer of a contentious high-density, high-rise development at Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, is willing to cancel the project if Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) is willing to pay RM110 million in compensation, reported The Star.