News by Timothy Achariam

Data centres are expected to consume one-third of Malaysia’s electricity supply by 2035 and the government is taking steps to ensure stable and reliable power.

Some 32,800 completed homes worth RM16.37 billion remained unsold in the first quarter of 2026 (1Q2026), with nearly half priced below RM300,000, said Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu, citing National Property Information Centre data.

Contractors appointed for the LRT Shah Alam Line, or otherwise known as LRT3, are liable for RM2.729 million in liquidated damages for every day the project is delayed, Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah told the Dewan Rakyat.

The High Court has ordered developer Segi Objektif (M) Sdn Bhd to facilitate the issuance of strata titles within 12 months to purchasers and the joint management body (JMB) of Suria Lake Town A and B at Bukit Merah Laketown Resort.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled in favour of K Residence’s joint management body (JMB), cancelling five “contra arrangements” made by developer KL Landmark Sdn Bhd and landowner City Properties Sdn Bhd before the management body was formed, in a landmark ruling.

The Federal Court has struck out an application by Phileo Damansara 1 (PD1) development’s management corporation for permission to appeal its attempt to impose different rates of maintenance charges over units in PD1.

Thirty-six owners, occupiers and tenants who were affected by the Putra Heights gas pipeline explosion that destroyed numerous homes and injured more than 150 people have filed a civil suit against five parties, including the Malaysian government.

A group of Empire City Damansara unit holders who had not been issued a strata title succeeded in the Federal Court on Thursday to have their lawsuit against the developer heard.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will oppose the legal bid by Ilham Tower and its operators—Ilham Tower Sdn Bhd and Ilham Baru Sdn Bhd—to prevent its company secretary from providing documents to the anti-graft agency, after the High Court allowed the MACC to intervene in the ongoing case.