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PETALING JAYA (June 20): Datuk Seri Jamal Yunos’ house in the Klang Valley was burgled by four men claiming to be his bodyguards, reported The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): JHM Consolidation Bhd is acquiring three properties in Sungai Petani, Kedah from MIDF Property Bhd for a total of RM12.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): Building materials trader Ipmuda Bhd is selling off two freehold properties in Johor to Kenyin Hardware Sdn Bhd for a total of RM11.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): Bank Negara Malaysia's (pictured) monetary policy committee has decided today to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 2): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to keep the overnight policy rate at 3.

PETALING JAYA (April 9): Uncertainties in the political landscape and a potential interest rate hike of 25 basis points will be the key deterrents to property demand in Malaysia, according to RHB Research Institute.

PETALING JAYA (March 28): The rejection rate of housing applications has declined to below the average rate of about a quarter of all cases, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in its “Financial Stability and Payment Systems Report 2017”.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Demand for residential property is expected to rise after Malaysia’s 14th general elections, thus pushing up real estate transaction volume this year, said Savills Malaysia executive chairman Datuk Christopher Boyd.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) says that the RM55 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is making remarkable progress since its launch in just 13 months given the excellent cooperation between both state and federal agencies.

SINGAPORE (March 2): Buds by Shangri-La opens at the first floor of Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore’s newly rejuvenated Tower Wing.