News by JUSTIN LIM

Construction firm Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd anticipates that its profit margins will remain steady in the current year  in comparison to the previous year, because of lower building material costs and a selective approach to which jobs the company tenders for.

Over the past five months, Chin Hin Group Bhd’s controlling shareholder Datuk Seri Chiau Beng Teik has been actively raising his stake in the building material specialist, breaching the 60% mark.

Quarterly revenue dropped 16.41% to RM522.13 million, from RM624.66 million.

Quarterly earnings per share declined to 4.7 sen from 5.63 sen previously. 

Pesona Metro Bhd has bagged a construction contract worth RM242.2 million for the main building works of a mixed development project in Kuala Lumpur.

Kimlun Corp Bhd has bagged two construction contracts worth RM94.5 million pertaining to main building works for 78 units of shop offices and a shopping mall with facilities in Johor Bahru.

Yong Tai Bhd saw the emergence of its new largest shareholder after Domain Capital Sdn Bhd acquired 90 million shares representing a 23.8% stake in the property developer.

Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Sunway REIT) is cautiously optimistic on its outlook for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2023 (FY2023), underpinned by the continued growth momentum in its retail and hotel segments on the back of the full reopening of all economic sectors and international borders.

Guocoland (Malaysia) Bhd has proposed to dispose of a parcel of land in Jasin, Melaka for RM19.02 million and use the proceeds for its general working capital.

Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Sunway REIT) is on the lookout for properties outside Malaysia as it seeks to grow its asset value.