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Speaking at the launching event on Thursday (March 3), the tycoon and founder of Berjaya Corp Bhd said YMFH was established to facilitate affordable housing for Malaysians, with the aim of enabling more Malaysians, specifically those in the bottom 40% income group (B40), to own their own homes by promoting and supporting innovative solutions to address the affordability of homes and helping these communities develop sustainability in a holistic way.

The report’s objective is to provide an annual assessment of how wealth creation is shaping investment markets while highlighting the opportunities and risks.

In a bourse filing, BLand said its 80%-owned subsidiary, BDS Smart City Co Ltd, has served a written notice on the Yangon Region Government (YRG) to terminate the concession agreement due to non-fulfilment of conditions. The agreement was signed on Feb 7, 2020.

In a bourse filing on Wednesday (March 2), TCS said its wholly-owned subsidiary TCS Construction Sdn Bhd accepted the letter of award from Remedy on Tuesday.

In a statement, Rehda acting president Datuk N K Tong (pictured) recognised the intention behind the proposed RTA that aims to facilitate some issues arising in the market. However, such an act should take into account the fact that not all tenants and landlords have the same needs and capabilities, and require different levels of protection, particularly tenants from the B40 group.

RHB pointed out that five sectors beat expectations in the recent corporate results — including the bellwether banking sector, plantation, auto, NBFI (non bank lenders) and property — which trumped the two sectors that disappointed (gloves and consumer).

Ireka first triggered the criteria for PN17 under Bursa's Main Market Listing Requirements in August 2020, after its auditors highlighted a material uncertainty relating to its ability to continue as a going concern regarding its audited financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2020 (FY20), and its shareholders’ equity had fallen to RM77.51 million or 42.67% of its RM181.29 million share capital as at end FY20, which was below the required 50% threshold.

According to a press statement on Tuesday (Mar 1), Yong will assume leadership of the business in Malaysia, driving the strategy, growth and operations across Lendlease’s development, investments and construction businesses in the country. The appointment follows incumbent Stuart Mendel’s return to Australia after seven years in Malaysia.

In a statement Tuesday (March 1), the developer said Phase 1A1 was launched during the second quarter of last year, while Phase 1A2 was soft-launched in January 2022.

The property segment recorded a 40% increase in revenue to RM188.2 million, and pre-tax profit swelled by 2.5 times to RM54.7 million, compared with 3QFY21. These revenue and pre-tax profit were mainly derived from ongoing projects, as well as a higher share of profits from the group's joint venture projects, MSQ and Agile-Mont Kiara.