The physical progress of the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway (LPB) Phase 1A project stands at 78% and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2026, said Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

A federal lawmaker from Sabah has alleged that one of the packages under the Pan Borneo Highway project in the state involved "multiple levels of subcontracting" and wants Putrajaya to terminate the contractor.

Kumpulan Jetson Bhd (KL:JETSON), which is being sued by OCR Group Bhd (KL:OCR) over alleged breaches of an RM88.03 million contract to build four blocks of serviced apartments in Jalan Yap Kwan Seng here, said on Thursday it is not a party to the disputed contract as Jetson Construction Sdn Bhd (JCSB) — which was contracted to undertake the job — is no longer its subsidiary.

The government has increased the allocation for the construction of new homes under the rebranded Program Perumahan Rakyat Sejahtera (PPRS), formerly known as the Poor Housing Programme (PPRT), said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Sentral REIT (KL:SENTRAL), which mainly manages office towers, said on Thursday its net property income rose 25% in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2024 (3QFY2024) from a year earlier, boosted by revenue from a newly acquired property.

The federal government on Thursday disputed Semantan Estate (1952) Sdn Bhd’s possession of the 263.72-acre (106.72-hectare) ‘Duta Enclave’ prime land, saying that the company, which is presently under liquidators’ control, is only entitled to monetary compensation based on the Government Proceedings Act 1956 (GPA) and the Specific Relief Act 1950 (SRA).

Eco World Development Group Bhd announced today that following its participation in a request for proposal process initiated by Boustead Properties Bhd, it had inked several agreements to develop 10 parcels of freehold land measuring 847.249 acres in aggregate (New Land).

Mah Sing Group Bhd (KL:MAHSING) has acquired a 5.24-acre (2.12-hectare) freehold parcel in Old Klang Road here for approximately RM113 million from Team Keris Bhd to develop a new transit-oriented development (TOD) named M Aurora.

Parkson Holdings Bhd’s (KL:PARKSON) subsidiary, Parkson Retail Group Ltd (PRGL), has secured two major lease agreements in Shanghai and Nanning, China, with a total combined value of approximately RM358.8 million.

Following Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) decision on Wednesday to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3%, which marks 18 months of rate pause, economists expect the central bank to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged throughout 2025 as well.