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KUALA LUMPUR (June 26): The government will proceed with the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) if it can obtain more favourable terms through renegotiation and the project’s cost is brought down, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

PETALING JAYA (June 25): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said it was “not so urgent” to inform Singapore on the status of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) in an interview with the island republic’s Channel News Asia portal today.

PETALING JAYA (June 25): The Federal Government has ordered Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) to suspend meetings with its advisory board indefinitely, reported The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): The government wants to renegotiate so that the cost of the controversial East Coast Railway Line (ECRL) can be reduced, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

PUTRAJAYA (June 22): Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus (pictured) has promised to maintain the country's monetary and financial stability upon assuming office as Bank Negara Malaysia Governor on July 1 this year.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): The country’s central bank will continue to act as an independent entity based on the rules set out in the legislation, Bernama reported Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng as saying today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Council of Eminent Persons member Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz (pictured) said today the Malaysian Government's decision to appoint Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus as the new Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor is a demonstration of respect for the central banking institution.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) will delay the launch of its property development projects, which are worth RM6 billion over a three-year period, to next year as it seeks to resolve various issues amid the softening market, said its chief executive officer Mohd Rani Hisham Samsudin.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus has been appointed as the new governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali has instructed the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda), which is embroiled in several controversial deals, to undertake an “external forensic audit to get to the bottom of this”.