Four-cornered fight for Kuala Kubu Baharu state constituency — EC

The nomination centre for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state by-election closed at 10am on Saturday.

The announcement was made by returning officer Yuhanas Auree Kamaruddin at the Hulu Selangor Multipurpose Hall and District Sports Complex here.

Nomination centre for Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election closes at 10am

Alphabet Inc closed decisively above a US$2 trillion (RM9.54 trillion) market capitalisation for the first time on Friday, as a powerhouse earnings report reassured investors that the Google parent would be a major player in artificial intelligence (AI).

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Candidates contesting the upcoming Kuala Kubu Bharu by-election, a semi-urban seat located in the Hulu Selangor district, have started executing their campaign strategies over the weekend. The by-election is being held following the demise of its incumbent, Lee Kee Hiong from DAP, on March 21 due to cancer.

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Richly valued US stocks are leaving investors with little tolerance for disappointment, raising the stakes ahead of a week in which two more technology and growth giants are set to report.

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Two earthquakes, the largest a 6.1 magnitude, struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.

The quakes, within half an hour of each other in the early hours of the morning, shook buildings in the capital, Taipei.

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Nomination for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state by-election opened at 9am on Saturday at the Hulu Selangor Multipurpose Hall and District Sports Complex here.

Nomination opens at 9am for Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election

US regulators have seized Republic First Bancorp and agreed to sell it to Fulton Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) said on Friday, underscoring the challenges facing regional banks a year after the collapse of three peers.

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Apple Inc has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the start-up’s technology to power some new features coming to the iPhone later this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

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The Perak government is expected to establish cooperation with Star Group Industries (SGI), a leading South Korean company with experience in the production of downstream products of rare earth elements (REE).

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The creation of Flexible Account 3 for anytime withdrawals from May 11 means Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members can choose to take out up to a third of the balance in their existing Wellbeing Account 2.

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China passed a law on Friday strengthening its trade defence capabilities as the US and the European Union take aim at Beijing over excess industrial capacity.

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Global&nbsp;stocks were higher on Friday, as Big Tech gains lifted Wall Street shares, while Japan's yen&nbsp;sank to a&nbsp;34-year low after the Bank of Japan (BOJ)&nbsp;kept&nbsp;monetary policy loose.

Global stocks gain on Big Tech lift; yen slides to 34-year low

The Perak government is expected to establish cooperation with Star Group Industries (SGI), a leading South Korean company with experience in the production of downstream products of rare earth elements (REE).

Richly valued US&nbsp;stocks are leaving investors with little tolerance for disappointment, raising the stakes ahead of a week in which two more technology and growth giants are set to report.

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Alphabet Inc&nbsp;closed decisively above a US$2 trillion (RM9.54 trillion) market capitalisation for the first time on Friday, as a powerhouse earnings report reassured investors that the Google parent would be a major player in artificial intelligence (AI).

US&nbsp;regulators have seized Republic First Bancorp and agreed to sell it to Fulton Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) said on Friday, underscoring the challenges facing regional banks a year after the collapse of three peers.

The nomination centre&nbsp;for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state by-election closed at 10am on Saturday.

The announcement was made by returning officer Yuhanas Auree Kamaruddin&nbsp;at the Hulu Selangor Multipurpose Hall and District Sports Complex here.

Nomination&nbsp;for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state by-election opened at 9am on Saturday at&nbsp;the Hulu Selangor Multipurpose Hall and District Sports Complex here.

Candidates contesting the upcoming Kuala Kubu Bharu by-election, a semi-urban seat located in the Hulu Selangor district, have started executing their campaign strategies over the weekend. The by-election is being held following the demise of its incumbent, Lee Kee Hiong from DAP, on March 21 due to cancer.

Apple Inc&nbsp;has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the start-up’s technology to power some new features coming to the iPhone later this year, according to people familiar with the matter.&nbsp;

Two earthquakes, the largest a 6.1 magnitude, struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.

The quakes, within half an hour of each other in the early hours of the morning, shook buildings in the capital, Taipei.

Gamuda Land has signed eight Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) for its Gamuda Gardens township in Sungai Buloh, Selangor today, including one with New Zealand’s Skyline Enterprises, to bring in the first luge attraction to Malaysia.

Gamuda Land inks MoU to bring in Malaysia's first luge attraction

The official launch of freehold double-storey linked homes at Setia Eco Glades, Cyberjaya has been fully taken up over the weekend (April 27 and April 28).

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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.

Valuers’ comparison approach not the cause of escalating property prices: RISM

Strata property owners who find themselves mired in problems related to strata living may seek the help of the Commissioner of Buildings (COB), Chur Associates founder and managing partner Chris Tan told the audience at the EdgeProp.my Symposium on Excellent Property Management 2019 on April 27 (Saturday) themed “Is your investment future-proof?”.

Seek COB’s help when dealing with strata living problems

Although the National House Buyers Association supports the move by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to take action against banks who fail to give out housing loans to those eligible, the consumer body has proposed that action be taken only against banks that fail to lend to first-time homebuyers and those seeking to purchase affordable homes priced below RM300,000.

Take action against banks only if they don't lend to first-timers and buyers of affordable homes, says HBA

Industry experts have raised concerns over the low awareness regarding the importance of the sinking fund in strata management. The fund is meant for major building maintenance works such as malfunctioning lifts, water-proofing, upgrades of fire-fighting equipment and other upgrading works.

Pay your sinking fund and don’t touch it until it’s needed

It is important to ensure that the desired property has been designed and built for quality property management.

EdgeProp.my managing director and editor-in-chief Au Foong Yee said this is because the value of ill-managed real estate would not be future-proof.

Future-proof your real estate investment with good property management

Association of Property and Facility Managers (APFM) Singapore president Dr. Lim Lan Yuan finds that property management practices in Malaysia are good overall, although weak in certain areas.

Lim: Property management is good in Malaysia

If you want to future proof the property that you own — probably the single largest investment that you have made, start by understanding the management and maintenance cost of the property, according to Architect Centre Sdn Bhd accredited architect and trainer Anthony Lee Tee.

Understand the cost of preserving the value of your property

Are you a homebuyer who has been given the offer of free maintenance charges in your property development?

The National House Buyers Association honorary secretary-general Datuk Chang Kim Loong says that most homebuyers may go weak in the knees when being offered such attractive deals, but warns that they have to beware of such sales pitches.

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