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MTEM chief executive Ahmad Yazid Othman claimed that the proposal by the Johor chapter of the Real Estate Housing Developers Association (Rehda) was a way to avoid paying fees to convert the units to non-bumiputera properties, which he estimated contributed RM600 million to the state's coffers.

"The buyers will bid and we will choose the best buyer and come back to court. It is a niche market, so the bids can come and the sale be done within a month. Hopefully, we can sell the vessel by mid-November or early December," Sitpah said.

The former administration had told the Penang state government that one state could not have two city councils, despite the fact that Selangor, Johor and Sarawak all have more than one city council. 

Leong spoke to residents at a meeting organised by the Taman Melawis Residents Association, and asked residents to give him time to solve the flash floods problem in the area, once and for all. 

On speaking to investors from China, Puah said: "We explained the policy, especially the part that says even if you come (to Malaysia), there’s no guarantee you will become citizens. Everybody started laughing. They said, ‘we don’t want to become your citizens. We don’t want to stay’.”  

Yazid said he understood the preference for China contractors or sub-contractors, however, this should not be an excuse for them not to hire local companies or workers and only to hire China firms.

"In the ECRL project, we must look whether the project can create value and give benefits to the people in an economic situation which is highly untenable currently,” said Mohamed Azmin.

“We are still trying to obtain information that could lead us to determine the source of the sound.”

He also called upon all stakeholders to understand why the government could not eliminate toll charges within its first 100 days of power and urged them to accept the final decision.

"I'm confident that we will be able to defend the case very effectively."