The Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPK Malaysia), which represents shopping mall operators across the country, is calling for a deferment of the government's decision to expand the sales and service tax (SST) to include rental and leasing services, construction and beauty services, until after Visit Malaysia Year 2026, and to take a staggered approach to it thereafter.

Berjaya Land Bhd (KL:BJLAND) said the group is divesting its entire 80% stake in a company undertaking a mixed-use development in Hanoi, Vietnam for 1.239 trillion dong (RM201.96 million) in cash.

The overall impact of the revised sales and service tax (SST) on the property sector can be cushioned by the “healthy” demand for industrial properties, said RHB Investment Bank Bhd.

Binastra Corporation Bhd’s (KL:BNASTRA) RM268 million apartment construction job win from new client TNJ Development Sdn Bhd adds to ongoing efforts to diversify beyond its three core recurring customers, said analysts.

The Perak government will submit a proposal to the federal government to upgrade the East-West Highway (JRTB) linking Gerik and Jeli, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.

Tower Real Estate Investment Trust (KL:TWRREIT), the REIT arm of the Hong Leong Group, announced that Martin Kung Boon Keat, the CEO of its REIT manager GLM REIT Management Sdn Bhd, will step down from his post on June 12, 2025.

Vizione Holdings Bhd (KL:VIZIONE) said a RM490 million contract for the construction of apartments in Sabah awarded to the group by Permaju Industries Bhd (KL:PERMAJU) has been terminated.

East Malaysia-based consumer goods distributor Kim Teck Cheong Consolidated Bhd (KL:KTC) said it is acquiring 15.15 acres of land in Kota Kinabalu to develop a regional distribution and warehouse hub.

Property developer Bertam Alliance Bhd (KL:BERTAM) is set to exit Bursa Malaysia's Practice Note 17 (PN17) category for financially distressed companies on Thursday (June 12), after being in the status for seven years.

A developer of data centres planned in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) has secured RM15 billion in financing from a group of lenders.