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PUTRAJAYA (Jan 31): Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad is targeting contract “cartels” in Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) he believes are mostly controlled by Umno party members, reported The Malay Mail yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 31): Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Juara Sejati Sdn Bhd have entered into an agreement with Penta Master Fund Ltd, PCM Industrial LP and Penta Asia Long/Short Fund Ltd to acquire 4.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): The government is mulling leases of up to 99 years "to overcome the challenge posed by the redevelopment of Kampung Baru (pictured) on its reserve land status", Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad was reported as saying by Malaysiakini today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): Putrajaya’s ties with China will be harmed if the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is scrapped, warned MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): There are many other areas of concern for the government to consider in the East Coast region before deciding whether to build a multi-billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), said academic Jomo Kwame Sundaram (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): The police will soon release results of the second post-mortem results of Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan (pictured), The Malaysian Insight news portal reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): YTL Corp Bhd has bought The Westin Perth for over A$200 million (RM591 million), one of the biggest hotel sales in the West Australian capital, according to the Australian Financial Review (AFR).

  PETALING JAYA (Jan 30): To resolve the property supply and demand mismatch in Malaysia, Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) director of research Dr Suraya Ismail opined that housing prices just need to be within the average wage earners’ affordability level.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 30): The Chinese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has released  a music video titled "Bahu Kiri" on its Facebook page to commemorate 45 years of China-Malaysia diplomatic ties.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 30): The National House Buyers’ Association (HBA) has come up with a suggestion to fix the overhang problem of residential properties in the affordable pricing range: rent them out.