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PENANG (August 29): Penang state government today unveiled Vision 2030, a 12-year plan toward a family-focused, green and smart state.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): Putrajaya’s announcing matters and then clarifying them later can erode investor confidence and public trust, the Centre for a Better Tomorrow (Cenbet) said in a statement today.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 28): The Malaysian government has stressed that foreigners who wish to reside in Malaysia need to apply for permanent residency through the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) program.

KUALA LUMPUR (August 28): The consultant appointed to review awarded contracts related to the Pan Borneo Highway in order to reduce government spending, was given two weeks to complete, after which they must present their findings to the government.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Unless one has been living under a rock, most Malaysians would have heard or read about the numerous revelations of mega financial scandals and alleged wrong doings of the ousted Barisan Nasional (BN) administration.

GEORGE TOWN (August 28): The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry has said that companies and traders should wait for the Sales and Services Tax (SST) list to be finalised before they announce price hikes for their goods and services.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has announced that foreigners will not be allowed to buy property at the Forest City (pictured) mega project in Johor or be granted visas to live there.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): The recommendations made by the Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) will not be revealed to the public as its function is to report to the country's Prime Minister, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

KUALA LUMPUR (August 25): Singapore has not yet agreed to defer the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project, reported the Straits Times.

It is not easy serving the people, as many of the new Malaysian cabinet ministers are quickly finding out.