News by Chelsea J Lim

YTL Hotels & Properties Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of YTL Corp Bhd (KL:YTL), announced that it will open JW Marriott Hotel Johor Bahru on Dec 1, 2026, at a signing ceremony with Marriott International Inc held at JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

Playtopia World Sdn Bhd officially opened Malaysia’s first Harborland indoor theme park at KLGCC Mall in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday. Harborland is an indoor theme park attraction that originated from Thailand.

Malaysia’s construction industry has staged a strong rebound, with project values in 4Q2024 having doubled to RM42.05 billion compared with two years ago, said Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

UEM Sunrise Bhd (KL:UEMS) unveiled the sales gallery of its One Oval mixed-use development in Perth, Australia on Wednesday.

The NCT Smart Industrial Park (NSIP), by NCT Land Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of NCT Group of Companies, has received a five-diamond recognition at the Low Carbon City Awards 2024 held at Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (Feb 26).

UEM Sunrise Bhd (KL:UEMS) and ITRAMAS Corp Sdn Bhd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China-based battery energy storage solutions (BESS) and power battery technology manufacturer Gotion High-Tech Co Ltd to develop a research and development (R&D) centre at UEM Sunrise’s Renewable Energy (RE) Industrial Park in Gerbang Nusajaya, Iskandar Puteri, Johor.

A Lotus’s hypermarket in IJM Rimbayu, a township development by IJM Land Bhd in Telok Panglima Garang near here, opened on Friday. The hypermarket, which features its own mall, will be the largest superstore within a 10km radius.

NCT Group of Companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Malaysia Enterprises Investment Association (MEIA) to attract investment from the Guangdong province of China to NCT Group’s NCT Smart Industrial Park (NSIP) in Sepang, Selangor.

168 Park Selayang Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Infra Segi Sdn Bhd, on Thursday announced the soft opening of 168 Park Mall, the retail component of the formerly abandoned mixed-use development located in Selayang, Selangor.

Launched on Jan 23, ViO Banj’ran occupies 13-acre (5.26-hectare) freehold land, and features a total of 40 three- and two-storey bungalows.