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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin claimed today that it was her constitutional rights to leave PKR, citing the right of association, which espouses an individual’s freedom of association in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): All flats aged above 40-year old, including those built by private developers, will be redeveloped under the Federal Territories Ministry’s Urban Renewal programme to suit current usage, reported Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 19): The B40 residents of Sarawak can now buy homes in state government developments for RM120,000 or less, the Borneo Post reported Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg (pictured) saying yesterday.

MELAKA (Dec 17): Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali is of the opinion that “spiritual tours” are more apt for the state rather than paranormal or ghost tours that have been proposed by some quarters, The Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): Former education minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (pictured), who is now chairman of Tenaga Nasional Bhd, has again denied that he took a hefty bribe in exchange for awarding a RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim questioned the Federal Government’s decision to increase allocations for contract staff who come under the purview of the Prime Minister (PM)’s department, saying that the RM181.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa (pictured) has today clarified that there is no conflict of interest for the KL mayor as far as the Federal Territories Foundation’s (YWP) board is concerned.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 18): Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai (pictured) has alleged that 42 plots of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) land have been sold in the past eight months since Tan Sri Annuar Musa took on the post federal territories minister, reported Malaysiakini.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): Former transport minister Anthony Loke said that Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pictured) had asked Syarikat Dhaya Maju-LTAT Sdn Bhd (DM-LTAT) to subcontract the Klang Valley Double Tracking Phase 2 (KVDT2) project to a company from China — instead of carrying it out themselves.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (pictured) and the Conference of Rulers will discuss the proposals forwarded by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to the King following a special Cabinet meeting yesterday, according to a statement from the palace today.