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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): There will be no special Dewan Rakyat sitting on Monday, March 2, as announced by interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

SINGAPORE (Feb 28): Residential rents in Singapore rose to a three-year high in 2019, with prices boosted by strong overseas demand that signals the city state’s continuing appeal among expatriates, Bloomberg reported today.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 28): Despite the economic downturn, the Hong Kong government is confident it can employ an unconventional approach to sell a prime commercial site in the Central business district.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) expects the property market to be adversely affected by the current challenges being faced by the country particularly the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the political crisis which has seen the fall of the Pakatan Harapan government and the resignation of the prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Pakatan Harapan (PH) is disputing the decision made by Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to call for a special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat on Monday to decide on the next prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer confirmed in the High Court today the authenticity of four letters linked to an alleged donation that the Saudi Arabia royals had given former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Bank Negara Malaysia said today that the RM3.

Malaysia today revealed a RM20 billion package of tax reliefs and subsidies to stimulate the economy hit by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang (pictured) said today that he agreed that the idea of a national unity government is good but it cannot be established based on “treachery, deceit, corruption, betrayal of the people’s mandate or by promoting national disunity”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): The Pakatan Harapan (PH) Johor government is now hung as it has lost majority support from its state assembly representatives following the departure of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) from the coalition, said the Johor palace in a statement today.