According to Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) Trade Commissioner in Jakarta, Har Man Ahmad, the projects include the development of the Rebana Metropolitan area in West Java and the construction of the Solo-Yogyakarta highway which is part of the Trans-Java Highway.

“The Malaysian companies’ participation is still being discussed and will be finalised soon,” he said to Bernama at the opening ceremony of the Malaysia Pavilion by the Chargé d’Affaires of the Malaysian Embassy in Indonesia, Adlan Mohd Shaffieq, at the Megabuild Indonesia 2022 exhibition.

Har Man also urged the Malaysian business community to continue exploring opportunities in Indonesia for future growth, leveraging on the country’s post-pandemic economic recovery.

Megabuild Indonesia 2022, Jakarta’s largest building material exhibition saw the participation of 15 Malaysian construction services and building materials companies, including engineering consulting services company, SD Associates Sdn Bhd.

At the launch of the Malaysia Pavilion, SD Associates and the Kikim Area Community Communication Forum signed an agreement to appoint the Malaysian engineering consulting company as the manager of an urban planning project spanning 1,400 sq km that will become a new autonomous area called Kikim District in South Sumatra Province, Sumatra.