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KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Industrialised Building System (IBS) precast manufacturer MGB Bhd (formerly known as ML Global Bhd) has secured an RM215 million contract from its major shareholder LBS Bina Group Bhd's subsidiary to deliver the piling and building works for a housing development project in Kuala Selangor.

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KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): Hextar Global Bhd announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Halex Link Sdn Bhd (HLSB) completed the sale of its industrial freehold land in Johor to Plato Chemical (M) Sdn Bhd (PCSB) yesterday.

PETALING JAYA (July 13): Mature industrial areas such as Shah Alam in Selangor are to see more redevelopment activities in the near future, said Knight Frank Malaysia executive director of capital markets Allan Sim.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has allocated a total of RM70 million to implement several strategic programmes aimed at boosting the capacity and capability of construction industry players who were affected by the movement control order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi (pictured) said today he had never read Billion Dollar Whale, the bestseller which documents the financial exploits of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) and how he made off with billions of ringgit from 1MDB.

PETALING JAYA (June 30): CBRE Global Investors has completed the sale of Mitsubishi Fuso portfolio in Japan comprising 169 properties for JPY$140.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): Former deputy finance minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan's application to strike out charges on money laundering and giving false statements to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will be heard before the Sessions Court here on July 9.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 17): The High Court has set June 24 to hear the submissions of both parties in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit tampering trial following the prosecution's application to amend the charges levelled against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and former 1MDB president and CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): The action of National Audit Department (NAD) director (governance sector) Datuk Nor Salwani Muhammad, who had recorded the Feb 24, 2016 meeting of top government officials without their knowledge, could be deemed as unethical, according to former chief secretary to the government Tan Sri Ali Hamsa.