News about Malaysia

Genting Malaysia Bhd (Jan 14, RM4.

MALAYSIAN real estate investment trusts (MREITs) may step up acquisitions this year as the rental reversion cycle peaked in 2014, which helps with asset valuations said Malaysian REIT Managers Association chairman Datuk Stewart LaBrooy (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): A new entity formed via a joint venture between UEM Sunrise Edgenta TMS Sdn Bhd (UEMSET), and Township Management Services Sdn Bhd (TMS) — which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd, will kick off its township management services this year, specifically for building owners and residents of Medini and Iskandar Puteri (formerly known as Nusajaya) townships in the Iskandar Malaysia region in Johor Bahru.

DESPITE the current weak market conditions, property developer Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) is planning about RM1 billion worth of launches locally in the next six months (1H2016).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): Atrium Real Estate Investment Trust (Atrium REIT) is spending RM15.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): As 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) received flak over its statement that the sum it quoted under the Bandar Malaysia deal is subject to revision, the state investment fund further clarified today aspects of the deal with the consortium of Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd (IWH) and China Railway Engineering Corp (M) Sdn Bhd (CREC).

KUALA LUMPUR: China Railway Group Ltd’s filings with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has created some confusion over the exact value of 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) sale of a 60% stake in Bandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd, to a 60:40 consortium of Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd and China Railway Engineering Corp (M) Sdn Bhd (CREC).

PETALING JAYA (Dec 31): Only about 42% of public projects and 70% of private projects in the country use modern Industrialised Building Systems (IBS) technology, according to the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is selling 60% of Bandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd to a consortium comprising Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd (IWH) and China Railway Engineering Corp (M) Sdn Bhd (CREC) for RM7.

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 30): Over the past seven years, the DAP-led Penang government has had to endure criticism from various quarters over many of the changes introduced in the state.