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PUTRAJAYA (May 7): Malaysia will continue its hunt for Jho Low, a central figure in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, because what the country has recovered so far is still far less than what it has lost via the strategic investment fund, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

根据估值与产业服务部旗下国家产业资料中心（NAPIC）资讯，大马房市的整体成交量和总值在2018年走高，显示出市场已在去年逐步改善，走势预料今年将回稳。 最新录得的房产成交量和价值也显示，今年首季的市场活动比去年同期来的活跃。其中，今年首季的成交量按年扬6.

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): The High Court is expected to continue to hear the testimony of former KWAP assistant vice-president for Fixed Income Department Amirul Imran Ahmad over the remaining RM2 billion loan out of the total RM4 billion that KWAP gave to SRC International Sdn Bhd as the hearing enters its 13th day today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 4): Putrajaya has appointed an independent committee to “help iron out” details in the RM7.

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 2): The future of the 1Malaysia People’s Housing (PR1MA) depends on the outcome of its due diligence and turnaround plan, said chairman Tan Sri Eddy Chen.

  Sunway Group创办人丹斯里Jeffrey Cheah在4月21日举办的2019年EdgeProp马来西亚优质产业管理大奖（EdgeProp Malaysia’s Best Managed Property Awards 2019）颁奖典礼上，荣膺“2019年马来西亚永续发展领袖楷模奖”（Malaysia’s Exemplary Leader of Sustainable Development 2019）。 该奖项是编辑评选大奖（Editor’s Choice Award）的其中一个奖项，也是当晚唯一的个人奖项。 Jeffrey是Sunway Group的创办人兼主席，该集团旗下业务涉及12个领域，业务足迹遍布全球50 个地点。纵横商场40年的Jeffrey，如今已是一名国际开发永续项目的楷模。 虽然他未能出席当晚的颁奖典礼，但他已事先预录了得奖感言的短片。该奖项在当晚由Sunway Bhd 房屋部董事经理Sarena Cheah，从房屋和地方政府部长Zuraida Kamaruddin手中领取。 他在短片中表示：”我认为这个奖项并不是个人的成就，因为这是整个Sunway Group和股东共同的努力。永续发展不再是一种选项，而是一种必要。而且，我们不能只依赖政府来推行永续发展，而是需要各界一同努力实现的目标。“ EdgeProp马来西亚优质产业管理大奖在今年4月21日第三度举行。该年度奖项在2017年推出，为马来西亚和亚洲区域唯一产业管理相关的奖项。 除了得到房屋和地方政府部的支持与认可，该奖项也获房地产发展商协会（REHDA）、马来西亚产业和设备管理人协会（MIPFM）、马来西亚建筑管理协会（BMAM）、马来西亚产托管理人协会（MRMA）、Architect Centre Sdn Bhd、马来西亚园景建筑师机构（ILAM）和新加坡产业和设施管理人协会（APFM）的支持。 Zuraida在当晚致词时表示：“产业不是只有架构和门面设计，还有未来的维护和保养，好让建筑物可以经得起时间的考验和维持良好的状况。随着高楼住宅生活越来越普遍，发展商必须要注重建筑物架构以外项目，以及考量建筑物的宜居和舒适程度。” 此外，EdgeProp.

PETALING JAYA (May 2): Valuers are not to be blamed for high property prices because of the use of the comparison approach in their valuation, said the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) in a statement today.

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 2): Datuk Seri Najib Razak's SRC International Sdn Bhd trial enters its 12 day today, but the hearing is expected to start late as the former premier must attend another hearing first.

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 1): Two “Datuks” who backed Datuk Seri Najib Razak in his nine years of power told the High Court here that they each received a cheque from the former premier in February 2015.

PETALING JAYA (April 30): Equanimity’s new owners has renamed the superyacht Tranquility.