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KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s decision to lower the threshold on the prices of condominiums and apartments in urban areas for foreign ownership was made to prevent the country from descending into an economic crisis caused by a property supply overhang.

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MANILA: A diet heavy on cheap, modern food like instant noodles that fills bellies but lacks key nutrients has left millions of children unhealthily thin or overweight in Southeast Asia, experts say.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim rights activists believe that Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd could have been saved if it had been fully-backed by the Buy Muslim Products First (BMF) campaign, which was aimed at prioritising the purchase of Malay-Muslim products.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor has been ordered to enter his defence for allegedly accepting a RM2 million bribe from a businessman.

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LANGKAWI: No automatic citizenship will be given to foreigners purchasing properties in Malaysia.

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BUDGET 2020

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KUALA LUMPUR: Japan has offered a lower rate of less than 0.5 per cent for Malaysia’s potential second tranche of its Samurai bonds.

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KUALA LUMPUR: THE 2020 Budget, the second annual financial plan under the Pakatan Harapan government, will be a bit more challenging.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng is scheduled to table the much-awaited 2020 Budget in the Dewan Rakyat here, at 4pm today.

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AN emotional Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali was almost in tears as she recalled the time when Malaysia won the Thomas Cup in Kuala Lumpur in 1992.