News about Johor

The newly opened facility, which was completed in 2023, is twice the size of Insulet’s highly automated manufacturing facility in Acton, Massachusetts, which is where the company is headquartered.

“Major developers remain confident on the long term outlook with Johor continuing to be an important market.

Paragon Globe said its wholly-owned Paragon Business Hub Sdn Bhd (PBHSB) has inked a conditional sale and purchase agreement with Bridge Data Centres Malaysia, which is primarily involved in the provision of infrastructure for hosting, data processing services and related activities.

"Our Johor Bahru office underscores our commitment to growth and confidence in the Southern [Peninsular] Malaysia property market," said Nawawi Tie Leung Property Consultants managing director Eddy Wong.

The land is situated right next to the land area that Paragon Globe has been accumulating over the past few months.

In February this year, CLMT acquired three prime freehold ready-built factories in Nusajaya Tech Park in Iskandar Malaysia from Nusajaya Tech Park Sdn Bhd for a total RM27 million, marking the trust's entry into the industrial market, as it diversified its geographical footprint to Johor.

JCorp said it was capitalising on the growing data centre and renewable energy sectors in Johor, actively pursuing opportunities across the value chain through its subsidiary, JLand Group.

In a joint statement on Friday, the companies said that the project is related to phase three of Arden @ One Bukit Senyum, which is slated to launch in the fourth quarter of 2024, with construction expected to be completed within 48 months.

Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli said this approach aims to prevent the government from repeating past mistakes and to mitigate the risk of wasting taxpayer money on infrastructure.

Onn Hafiz's visit was part of UOB's efforts to strengthen collaboration initiatives under the SEZ that was announced in January by government leaders from both Singapore and Malaysia.