UEM-Samsung JV gets job to build Malaysia's tallest building

The tower, located within the enclave of Merdeka Stadium and Stadium Negara, would be the tallest building in the country, which is targeted to complete in the next four years.(File pic Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah)

KUALA LUMPUR: Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) has awarded the contract to build Menara Wawasan or also known as Menara KL118 here to the joint venture of South Korea’s Samsung C&T and UEM Group Bhd.

PNB president and group chief executive Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman (pic) said: “The contract is worth about RM3.4bil”.