News by syafiqah Salim

Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd’s (KL:KERJAYA) net profit grew by 29.6% in the third quarter, primarily driven by its construction segment amid improved progress across ongoing projects.

Kerjaya Prospek Property Bhd (KL:KPPROP) expects minimal impact from the hike in the minimum wage to RM1,700 from RM1,500, as announced by the government in Budget 2025.

Property developer Eastern & Oriental Bhd (KL:E&O) said on Tuesday that it had yet to see notable impact from the revamped Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme on its sales.

Meta Bright Group Bhd (KL:MBRIGHT), a diversified Main-Market listed company, has secured a RM60 million contract to supply ready-mixed concrete for the 88 Avenue mixed-development project in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

LBS Bina Group Bhd (KL:LBS) said it it looking into developing a 10-gigawatt (GW) green hydrogen plant in Kota Marudu, Sabah jointly with the Sabah Forestry Development Authority (Safoda) and two other companies.

Paragon Globe Bhd (KL:PGLOBE) said it has secured the rights to develop 67.42 acres of land in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, for a residential project with an estimated gross development value of RM733.12 million.

WMG’s non-interested directors — Shakinur Ain Karama, Teo Gim Suan, and Wong Lee Hung — shared the same stance on the offer of 16.5 sen per share by Exsim Group after considering Mainstreet Advisers Sdn Bhd’s views. 

Construction player Gagasan Nadi Cergas Bhd (KL:NADIBHD) is buying two companies for RM185 million, cash, to gain control of Konsortium PAE Sepakat Sdn Bhd (KPSSB), which owns a facility management concession for student hostel facilities in seven polytechnic campuses.

IOI Corp Bhd (KL:IOICORP) said on Tuesday it has allocated part of its aged plantation landbank in Johor to build a solar power plant, in a move to venture into the renewable energy sector.

The group received the contract from N&T Asset Sdn Bhd, the registered owner of the 38-acre land on which the project will be developed.