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PETALING JAYA (Aug 14): Selangor folk use an average of 210 litres of water or 140 large bottles of mineral water per day – and this will lead to a water shortage if water usage levels remain that high even with a growing population.

Water treatment and services sector Maintain neutral: The Selangor state government’s special purpose vehicle Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd issued a statement last Friday to refute former Selangor menteri besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim’s allegation that the current state government is giving “special treatment” to water treatment operator Syarikat Pengeluar Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd (SPLASH) for the purchase price of the water concession.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 13): United Malayan Land Bhd (UMLand) has launched the RM333 million Suasana Iskandar Malaysia (Suasana IM) in the Johor Baru city centre today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): The Johor government will scrutinise all projects, big or small, and follow an open tender system, said reports.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 12): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has announced that building materials and construction services will be exempt from the Sales and Services Tax (SST) which will come into force in September.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will introduce a new housing policy in September that would benefit the lower income citizens in East Malaysia, reported Bernama today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown disputed Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's argument that a gag order is necessary to ensure his fair trial.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP), and not Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), should compensate the developer of a high-rise, high-density residential development coming up on Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) as the former is the owner of the land, said Kuala Lumpur mayor Tan Sri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd has denied that the Selangor state government is paying 10 times the price to buy over water concessionaire Syarikat Pengeluar Air Selangor (SPLASH).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): Gamuda Bhd and Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Bhd (KPS) announced yesterday that they have resolved to accept the state government’s offer for Syarikat Pengeluar Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd (SPLASH), confirming a report by The Edge Financial Daily published on Monday.