News about MRT3

Prasarana president and chief executive officer Amir Hamdan said the delay won’t cost the government extra because LRT3 is under a fixed-price contract.

KTMB said the operation marked the completion of the Gemas–Johor Bahru Electric Double Tracking Project (PLBEGJB), which involved constructing a 192km line and 11 stations according to the set target.

Deputy Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said the government has decided that costs related to upgrading electricity and water grid infrastructure to support data centres will be fully borne by the developers, to ensure that there will be no additional financial burden on consumers, particularly domestic users.

The RTS Link, connecting Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru and Woodlands North in Singapore, is on track for completion by Dec 31, 2026, with operations set to begin in January 2027.

Vantage Data Centers said the new Cyberjaya data centre is fully leased to one customer, and the first campus there provides 31MW of critical IT load (power used only by essential IT equipment).

Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said the first interim report was presented on Oct 30 this year, and the feasibility study is expected to be completed by June 2026.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim also welcomed Intel’s collaboration with education and training institutions through elective subjects and research and development projects that have received a funding commitment of RM2.

The freeport is envisioned to offer tax exemptions on energy and maritime businesses, import-duty exemptions on most raw materials and equipment for manufacturing, unrestricted capital and profit repatriation, and allows 100% foreign ownership subject to conditions.

He said the construction of the ECRL alignment in Terengganu recorded a construction progress of 94.

This will be the data centre provider’s third campus in Malaysia.