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PONTIAN (August 21): A woman told the media that her husband had run away, and owed some RM100,000 to nine loan sharks, with their home as collateral.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): Lifestyle property developer Eastern and Oriental Bhd (E&O) is on the lookout for Tier 1 and Tier 2 investors, either local and foreign parties, to enter into joint ventures (JV) to develop its 253-acre Phase 2A land in Seri Tanjung Pinang 2, Penang (STP2A).

PETALING JAYA (August 21): In new developments on the Highland Towers site, the proposed plan is to build 50 bungalows on 8ha of land around the site, turning the current location of the old towers into the recreational park that Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin spoke of on Aug 19.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Gadang Holdings Bhd has secured a contract worth RM86.

BEIJING (Aug 20): Malaysia and China's friendly long-term diplomatic ties are "far more important than the current problems" between the two nations, said China's Premier Li Keqiang.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Lawyers are demanding that Penang’s High Court building (pictured) in Light Street here be repaired as they feel that it is already dangerous to people working there.

PETALING JAYA (August 20): A new ruling by the Selangor government requires councillors to declare any involvement or interest they or their family members may have in projects, prior to approval from select committees at a local authority level.

BEIJING (Aug 20): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the new Malaysia government will work further to strengthen Sino-Malaysia diplomatic ties.

Hock Seng Lee Bhd (Aug 17, RM1.

Magna Prima Bhd (Aug 15, RM1) Upgrade to market perform with an unchanged target price of 95.