News about Water

PETALING JAYA (April 28): Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (IWCity) has secured a further nine-month extension to January 27, 2027 to evaluate Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo's proposed reorganisation, rationalisation and merger, according to a Bursa Malaysia filing on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): Malaysia has restricted new data centre investments that are not linked to artificial intelligence (AI), as concerns mount over the high water and electricity consumption associated with such facilities, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pictured) told the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday.

JOHOR BAHRU (Feb 18): The Johor government has described allegations linking water supply disruptions in Pontian and Simpang Renggam to data centre development as untrue and baseless.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): As of January 2026, no data centre investment in Malaysia had been deferred, was at risk of being deferred or might potentially be transferred to another country due to water supply constraints, according to the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti).

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (KL:IWCITY) is disposing of a parcel of vacant land measuring 16.

GEORGE TOWN (Jan 23): The Penang waterfront redevelopment plan requires close coordination between various stakeholders as it involves assets, heritage buildings and port management, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

Skypark Kepler Lido is a prestigious freehold waterfront development redefining luxury living along the iconic LIDO Waterfront Boulevard, Johor Bahru.

The components for the RM700 million Edgewater include about 700 landed residential units; 90 retail units, of which he said configurations may change; recreational spaces and biodiversity projects.

This year, the light festival will tell eight stories using “an evocative world where light is both art form and storyteller”.

Energy Transition Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof revealed that data centres in Selangor and Johor were allocated less than a third of their initial water supply request.