CEO: Tabung Haji will not sell off TRX land

KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): Tabung Haji has indicated it will not sell the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) land that it purchased from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), as the pilgrimage fund sees long-term value in the piece of land.

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How the Singapore-KL High Speed Rail could bring more than growth

SINGAPORE (July 26): UOB is expecting the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur High Speed Rail to be the “next growth-game changer for the two countries, after Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak signed the memorandum of understanding for the project on July 18.

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PPESW-BPSB JV clinches Pan Borneo Highway job

KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): A joint venture (JV) between Bina Puri Holdings Bhd and Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd yesterday received and accepted a letter of award from Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd for the proposed development and upgrade of Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak for a contract sum of RM1.

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Public Bank lowers BR, BLR by 23 bps

KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): Public Bank Bhd announced yesterday that it will reduce its base rate (BR) and base lending rate (BLR) or base financing rate by 23 basis points (bps) from tomorrow onwards, following Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) move to cut the overnight policy rate by 25 bps to 3%.

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