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The guidelines are part of the government's efforts to ensure that data centres operating in the country meet sustainability requirements, including achieving the target of 70% renewable energy usage and net-zero emissions by 2050.

Reinvigoration of development projects in the data centre and Johor regions still has room to play out, despite the sequential slowdown in data centre contracts in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q2024), the research house said in a note on Thursday.

In a thematic report on Wednesday, the house said Malaysia’s DC inventory could be 10 times what the industry built over the past 20 years, positioning it significantly ahead of Singapore, which is constrained by land scarcity and environmental regulations.

RHB Research: "We are positive on its landmark JV with Singtel to build a 64MW DC (Phase 1) in Johor to capture the spillover of DC inventories from the island state.

The WCE project involves the development of a 233km tolled highway from Banting, Selangor to Taiping, Perak.

The network will connect landing points in Johor Bahru to “various developments” within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said on Thursday during the Invest Malaysia conference.

The proportion of development expenditure to the transportation sub-sector under Budget 2025 could be “reasonably higher” than the 21.

The recommendation comes as the government embarks on the proposed third-phase of the project also known as the Circle Line.

Based on EdgeProp EPIQ analysis, there are a total of about 84 upcoming projects along the MRT3 Line.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook: “We need to examine frameworks from other countries that have already enacted laws for AVs.