

KL Tower: Unfair for govt to sideline bumiputera firm, Muhyiddin says
Published: Apr 20, 2025 6:37 PM
Updated: Apr 21, 2025 12:39 AM
Summary
- Muhyiddin Yassin calls the forced eviction of KL Tower’s former operators lawless.
- He also chastised the government for sidelining a bumiputera company.
Perikatan Nasional chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin has joined the criticisms against the government over the dispute over which company should manage KL Tower.
He claimed the government was being unfair, and that the eviction of the previous operators - Menara Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd (MKLSB) and Hydroshoppe Sdn Bhd - was unlawful.
“The law of the jungle can’t become the norm in administering the country. The incident of forced eviction (of the companies) shakes Malaysia’s foundations as a country of law.
“It is unfair for the government to not consider a bumiputera company that has managed KL Tower for years with a good track record.
“At the same time, the company is being treated unfairly because they are forced to bear more than RM300 million in liabilities,” Muhyiddin said in a statement today.
‘Illegal occupants’
On April 17, the federal lands commissioner evicted MKLSB and Hydroshoppe from KL Tower.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the two companies had been illegally occupying the building after management of the tower transferred to LSH Service Master on April 1.
KL Tower was originally operated by MKLSB, which at conception was fully owned by Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM).
It had been the sole operator of KL Tower since 1996 under concession contracts from the government, which were renewed every 15 years.
However, in late 2022, TM sold all of its stake in MKLSB to Hydroshoppe Sdn Bhd.
When the Madani administration came to power in November 2022, it terminated MKLSB’s concession and opened a request for proposal.
In May last year, the concession was awarded to LSH Service Master - a joint-venture vehicle between two companies, LSH Best Builders Sdn Bhd and Service Master (M) Sdn Bhd.
Service Master is a bumiputera company.
Hydroshoppe said the termination of the concession resulted in it suffering more than RM300 million in liabilities incurred after acquiring the MKLSB shares.