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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today filed a motion for the Auditor General (AG) and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to reopen a detailed investigation on the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal in Dewan Rakyat.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 15): An expert has stated that the second phase of the traffic dispersal plan for Persiaran Kewajipan may worsen traffic jams on the Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas) if carried out.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 15): The smoke from fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia that have recently become worse are blowing into Sarawak, satellite images obtained by the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department show.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): The seizure of the controversy-laden yacht Equanimity was in accordance with prescribed laws and therefore legally valid, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): Vivocom International Holdings Bhd jumped 14.

KUALA LUMPUR (August 14): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to roll out a special housing loan scheme tailored for the low-to-middle income group with regard to first-home ownership by next month, according to the ministry of finance (MoF).

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 13): While some building materials will be exempted from the soon-to-be implemented Sales and Services Tax (SST), house prices may not come down due to the increase in other cost components, said Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Deputy Minister Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah.

PETALING JAYA (August 13): Relief from the heatwave is expected to arrive with the inter-monsoon season in Octo­ber.

  KUALA LUMPUR (August 13): The Tabungan Harapan Malaysia fund, which stands at RM173 million as of Aug 9, has yet to be used, said the finance ministry in a written parliamentary reply cited by Free Malaysia Today (FMT).