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PETALING JAYA (Jan 5): Following an open tender exercise launched in November last year, MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd has awarded the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) contract for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR) project to ERE Consulting Group Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): Vivocom Intl Holdings Bhd has bagged an RM143 million contract from Almaventures Development Sdn Bhd to build a 44-storey block housing 902 units of affordable housing, with seven floors of car park, on Jalan Gombak, Setapak here.

SINGAPORE (Jan 4): The joint venture (JV) formed by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and The Scion Group, has acquired a student housing portfolio in the US for approximately US$1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3): Malaysia is the most attractive place for retail brands to expand into Southeast Asia, thanks to its strategic location, low taxes, and barriers to entry compared with other countries in the region, said Savills Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Savills) deputy executive chairman Allan Soo.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 29): Penang property magnate Tan Sri Ooi Kee Liang has emerged as the third-largest shareholder of steelmaker Tatt Giap Group Bhd after acquiring a 7.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 27): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) has entered into agreement with Lembaga Tabung Haji for the pilgrim fund to purchase a 70% stake in 59INC Sdn Bhd, which owns three parcels of land in Setapak for mixed development, for RM100.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 26): A consortium led by China Railway Corp (CRC) including at least eight companies such as China Communications Construction Co Ltd, China Investment Corp and the Export-Import Bank of China intends to submit a proposal for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail project, Caixin reported.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 26): China Railway Corporation, the republic’s railway operator, will collaborate with China Railway Group Ltd, China Railway Construction Corp Ltd, China Communications Construction, CRRC Corp Ltd and other firms to bid for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail (HSR) project.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 26): The environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail (HSR) will be displayed for public viewing for a month  from tomorrow (Dec 27).