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This step, according to a bourse filing on Monday, is intended to enhance the credibility of the group with its bankers, investors, customers, and other stakeholders.

Malaysia should shift from merely hosting data centres to becoming a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and export of data centre infrastructure, said Minister of Economy Rafizi Ramli.

Sentral REIT (KL:SENTRAL), which mainly manages office towers, said on Thursday its net property income rose 25% in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2024 (3QFY2024) from a year earlier, boosted by revenue from a newly acquired property.

Haily Group Bhd (KL:HAILY) has secured a contract worth RM89.9 million from Mah Sing Group Bhd (KL:MAHSING) to build terrace homes for a housing project in Taman Tiara Indah, Johor Bharu, Johor, which pushes the value of its outstanding orders past RM1 billion.

IOI Corp Bhd (KL:IOICORP) said on Tuesday it has allocated part of its aged plantation landbank in Johor to build a solar power plant, in a move to venture into the renewable energy sector.

Haily Group Berhad (KL:HAILY) has secured a contract worth RM65 million for the construction and completion of a housing project in Tebrau, Johor.

Contract manufacturer Ge-Shen Corporation Bhd (KL:GESHEN) announced on Wednesday that it is selling a plot of industrial land in Johor for RM7.6 million.

Civil and building construction firm Bina Puri Holdings Bhd (KL:BPURI) announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary Sumbangan Lagenda Sdn Bhd has completed the drawdown of its RM73 million credit financing facility from Islamic banking group MBSB Bhd (KL:MBSB).

The 22% rally in the unit price of IGB REIT since the start of the year has prompted analysts to downgrade the counter to “hold”, even after ascribing slightly higher fair value on the Mid Valley Megamall operator.

The contract was secured via its wholly owned Kitacon Sdn Bhd on Monday, which had accepted a letter of award from Tropicana Alam.