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"Maybe Tan Sri Mustapha needs to listen in full the affordable housing policy that we will launch," said Zuraida, who previously proposed that affordable houses in cities be only allowed to be rented, instead of being sold, to the public.

"We want justice and closure [on the 1MDB investigations], and if it's true that he is in China, I will use the networking that I have to [try to] ensure he comes back and be served justice — I am not sure if it can be done."

Speaking at the Dewan Rakyat, Lim also said the Malaysian government has not decided on the final status of the project as negotiations are still ongoing.

"However, if growth conditions improve significantly due to a more benign external economic environment, dynamic domestic growth and a stronger ringgit, the target of achieving a high-income status may be realised earlier."

The government will still have some 4,000 projects in the pipeline involving schools and hospitals, among others.

The figure, inclusive of land acquisitions, is now at RM16.6b versus RM31.65b previously

Yeo hopes the country can spearhead the R&D and commercialisation of green packaging and other alternatives for single-use plastics.

“State governments, through its local councils, will decide on how they want to [impose the pollution charge].”

This comes as Khazanah Research Institute’s “State of Households” report, released on Monday, stated the wealth gap in Malaysia is widening although the income growth among the middle income and low income (B40) groups is faster than that of the rich.

Anwar, who was sworn in as the member of parliament for Port Dickson yesterday, said these governments must respect Malaysia’s decision to get to the root of the scandal.