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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): The five-man Council of Eminent Persons (CEP), which has completed its 100-day mandate to assist the Pakatan Harapan government in fulfilling its election promises, has prepared a comprehensive report on its recommendations to be sent to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad upon his expected return tomorrow after a five-day visit to China, said CEP chairman Tun Daim Zainuddin.

BEIJING (Aug 20): Malaysia and China's friendly long-term diplomatic ties are "far more important than the current problems" between the two nations, said China's Premier Li Keqiang.

BEIJING (Aug 20): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the new Malaysia government will work further to strengthen Sino-Malaysia diplomatic ties.

Sunway Construction Group Bhd (Aug 17, RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): By-election fever is in the air again.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): Former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said he was able to issue freehold titles to villages when he led the state government.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 18): Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad said the special task force report on 64 parcels of land that were dubiously transacted by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) have been given to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed to review ahead of his five-day trip to Hangzhou, China.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): The reintroduction of the sales and services tax (SST) on Sept 1 is not expected to have a significant impact on inflation as seen by the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) back in April 2015, Bank Negara Malaysia says.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Former Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Hassan Arifin (BN-Rompin) told Parliament yesterday that he did not summon Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low to explain issues concerning 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), as he did not find it necessary.

KUALA LUMPUR (August 17): Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) posted a flat net profit of RM35.