PETALING JAYA (Mar 8): Dijaya Corp Bhd, which is growing its size with the injection of new assets, aims to launch some RM1.6 billion worth of projects this year.

UOB Kay Hian said in a note on Wednesday a 10% to 15% earnings growth at Dijaya over the next two years is "achievable" given the healthy unbilled sales of close to RM600 million.

SERI ISKANDAR (Mar 7): Bursa Malaysia main board-listed Hua Yang Bhd has unveiled plans for a pedestrian mall at the 838 acre resort style township Bandar Universiti Seri Iskandar (BUSI) in Perak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 7): Billionaire Tan Sri Robert Kuok's PPB Group Bhd has earmarked close to RM250 million to grow its property and cinema-related businesses, in a longer-term bid to cut earnings reliance on its 18.3% associate and largest earnings contributor Wilmar International Ltd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 7): Hock Seng Lee Bhd (HSL) has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Projek Bandar Samariang Bhd for the acquisition of a 275.5-acre (110.2ha) piece of leasehold land near Kuching, Sarawak for RM25.55 million cash.

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 6): Trinity Group Sdn Bhd has entered into a joint venture agreement with Team Builder Ventures Sdn Bhd to build a mixed-development on a 3.71-acre leasehold parcel in Seri Kembangan.

Team Builder Ventures managing director Tham Sun Weng and Trinity managing director Datuk Neoh Soo Keat inked the agreement today, Trinity announced in a statement.

BATU PAHAT (Mar 6): The Orang Asli young generation will be given training in the construction field, including using the Industrialised Building System (IBS), which is cheaper and faster.

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 6): With work on the Mass Rapid Transit System's (MRT) first line getting into gear, MRT Corp Sdn Bhd is beginning to draw up plans for the next two lines. These will form the bulk of the most costly infrastructure project the country has ever embarked on.

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 6): The independent adviser for the takeover of S P Setia Bhd by Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) has recommended shareholders reject the offer of RM3.95 a piece for the shares PNB does not already own in the company. However, it advised warrant holders to accept the warrant offer of 96 sen each.

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 6): Penang-based developer Ivory Properties Group Bhd plans to launch projects worth RM1.4 billion in gross development value (GDV) this year, the company said in a statement after its EGM on Monday.

These projects are The Latitude in Mount Erskine, Penang Times Square phases three and four, City Mall and City Residence in Tanjung Tokong.

PETALING JAYA (Mar 6): Integrated marine engineering outfit Benalec Holdings Bhd is slated to make a net gain of RM8 million from the sale of two plots of land in Melaka to Asal Harta Sdn Bhd for RM18 million, or RM45 per sq ft (psf).