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While the temple committee had consented to the relocation, an opposing group wanted the temple preserved as a heritage site.

The new restrictions will affect applications for projects outside of Singapore's central area that are made from Jan 17 onwards, said the Urban Redevelopment Authority in a statement yesterday.

The lawyer, who chose to remain anonymous, said: "But we believe it is related to the seized items, notably the jewellery.”

At 9.38am, MRCB fell 2.52% or 2 sen to 77.5 sen with 33.26 million shares done while George Kent rose 3.51% or 4 sen to RM1.18 with 14.7 million shares traded.

Serba Dinamik has entered into a share sale and purchase agreement to acquire a 49% equity stake in a 30 megawatt (mw) hydropower concession in Laos called OHP Ventures Inc for US$800,000 (RM3.32 million).

The Straits Times of Singapore stands by its article.

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

PKR's See Chee How, the assemblyman for Batu Lintang, had asked Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg why it cost so much to develop an 80m stretch opposite the already-grand state assembly building and had urged for an investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) into the edifice.

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].”