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52,846 summonses were issued for speeding, while 3,834 were for running red lights.

Speaking to reporters at the parliament lobby today, Khalid said gazetting the plan is somewhat different from the typical process, as it has been planned in the past and is no longer in the form of a draft.

The indicator sets evaluated are Starting a Business, Dealing with Construction Permits, Getting Electricity, Registering Property, Getting Credit, Protecting Minority Investors, Paying Taxes, Trading Across Borders, Enforcing Contracts, and Resolving Insolvency.

SKL chairman Datuk M. Ali said the group was disappointed to hear that the plan had been gazetted as Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad had on July 26 promised the NGO that his ministry would arrange with DBKL to show and brief the organisation on the plan.

The contract is for the construction of one block of commercial building and one block of apartments at Medini Iskandar, Johor.

In allowing the transfer, Justice Nazlan said he took into consideration the keen public interest in the case and the high value involved. He also noted that the other case — comprising seven charges involving RM42 million in SRC International — has also been transferred to the High Court from the Sessions Court previously. 

Dr M: "I only know that the land was sold to Bank Negara. What happens after that, I don’t know. Where the money goes, I don’t know."

She said the current soft property market situation presents a window of opportunity for developers to work on improving the sector to prevent a potential collapse. 

Although Singapore has repeatedly claimed that Malaysia has lost the right to review the water price, it only shows the weakness of Singapore that is trying to twist the facts. - Marzuki