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KUALA LUMPUR (June 27): Former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) has reportedly endorsed Parti Warisan Sabah president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal as his candidate for the ninth prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 26): End-user residential is experiencing a rebound in countries where the market has reopened, notably China where the market was given a post-lockdown boost by the central bank’s credit easing, according to Savills Global Market Sentiment Survey (June 2020).

Christine Pun, together with her husband and daughter, has been looking to move to Malaysia via the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) since the middle of 2019 not long after the 2019/2020 Hong Kong protests against plans to allow extradition to mainland China, started in June last year.

Ever since China approved the controversial national security laws for Hong Kong end of May this year, there has been another surge of enquiries for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) Programme, according to MM2H agency Starcity Global managing director Florence Ten.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): The Ministry of Health (MoH) logged six new cases today, of which four were local transmissions involving Malaysians, while two were imported cases involving a Malaysian and a non-citizen who were infected while abroad.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Ahmad Saiful Islam, the son of former defence minister and Parti Amanah Negara president Mohamad Sabu or Mat Sabu, was sentenced to eight months in prison today by the Magistrates' Court of using drugs at a hotel in the city centre last year.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): The High Court today allowed the prosecution to amend the charge in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit tampering case as the judge ruled that it would not prejudice former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) and former 1MDB president Arul Kanda Kandasamy.

PETALING JAYA (June 24): Although some renowned fashion brands such as Zara and Esprit have announced store closures in Malaysia recently, occupancy rate into the second half of the year (2H 2020) is expected to be relatively stable for established malls in the country.

PETALING JAYA (June 23): Elmina Green Three, the latest phase of Sime Darby Property’s City of Elmina township in Shah Alam, Selangor saw 187 units or 85% of the first two phases reserved soon after their previews recently.

PUTRAJAYA (June 23): The Court of Appeal has dismissed former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's application to consolidate his 12 criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges to just three charges in his trial for misappropriation of funds belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi.