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JOHOR BAHRU (Sept 8): A solution is quickly needed to resolve the issue of foreigners purchasing residential properties at the Forest City mega project (pictured) in Gelang Patah, said the Johor state government.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has said it does not take "half a day" to confirm the allegation by former Minister Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz (pictured) about land owned by a company that has three shareholders.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he is not satisfied with the achievement and performance of Cabinet ministers since they were appointed to their respective portfolios in the new government.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): Public sentiment is "more positive than negative" after the 100-day rule under Pakatan Harapan, according to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

GEORGE TOWN (September 6): The proposed expansion of the Penang International Airport (PIA) has been placed on the Transport Ministry’s list of projects to implement, but the details have not been finalised yet said minister Anthony Loke.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Minister of Youth and Sports Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman called for development land located near public transport infrastructure to be allocated for affordable housing developments, instead of selling them to the highest bidder from the private sector.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 6): All open air restaurants nationwide will be gazetted as non-smoking areas, starting in December, announced the Health Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR (September 6): In the wake of the dropped charges against the former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng and businesswoman Phang Li Koon, questions as to the events that lead to the decision have arisen.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd, together with its Singapore counterpart (SG HSR), will be calling off the ongoing international joint tender for the assets company (AssetsCo), following the deferment of the project.

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 6): The S$15 million that Malaysia has to pay Singapore for deferring the high-speed rail (HSR) is meant to settle "abortive costs" that will be incurred in wrapping up existing, contracted works that have been done in preparation for the RM110 billion project.