News by Kang Siew Li

IGB Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust's (KL:IGBCR) (IGB Commercial REIT) net property income (NPI) rose 10.8% to RM34.45 million in the second quarter ended June 30, 2024 (2QFY2024) from RM31.11 million a year earlier, on higher rental income in the current quarter.

Property developer UEM Sunrise Bhd said it will file an appeal with the High Court here after the Special Commissioners of Income Tax ruled in favour of the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) that the additional tax and penalty totalling RM73.84 million are to be maintained.

Integrated logistics solutions provider Tasco Bhd (KL:TASCO) plans to invest an additional RM400 million from now to 2026 to expand its warehouse capacity.

Kuala Lumpur edged up 16 notches to 73rd out of 142 cities in the world on the latest 2024 Smart City Index (SCI) by the Institute for Management Development's (IMD) Smart City Observatory. KL was ranked 89th last year.

Infrastructure and construction company Ekovest Bhd is disposing of 13 parcels of land measuring a total of 12,400.139 sq m in Section 85 along Jalan Pahang here to Airman Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lim Seong Hai Holdings Sdn Bhd (LSHHSB), for RM66.8 million.

This move is consistent with the Titijaya group's growth strategy, which involves expanding its land portfolio and investing in strategically located development properties within the Klang Valley.

The value of RM27 million, negotiated on a willing buyer, willing seller basis, is in line with the independent market valuation of RM28.2 million commissioned by MTrustee. 

Berjaya Land Bhd’s (BLand) 70%-owned subsidiary Berjaya Rail Sdn Bhd (BRail) has teamed up with IJM Corp Bhd's unit IJM Construction Sdn Bhd, Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) and national railway company Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) to bid for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project.

FM Global Logistics Holdings Bhd is buying two pieces of land totalling 5.68 acres in the Setia Alaman Industrial Park, Klang, from property developer Petaling Garden Sdn Bhd for RM37.86 million, cash, or RM153 per sq ft. 

Property developer Magna Prima Bhd is teaming up with Golden Rainbow View Sdn Bhd to jointly develop a mixed development with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM1.2 billion, on a 113,963 sq ft site previously occupied by the Lai Meng school here, which fronts the north-western side of Jalan Ampang.