Sabah Softwoods pays RM70 million dividend
Published on: Thu, May 15, 2025 Text Size: Hajiji receives a replica dividend cheque from Mohd Arsad. - Pic by CMD KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Softwoods Berhad paid RM70 million dividend for the year 2024 to its main shareholder, Innoprise Corporation Sdn Bhd, the investment arm of Yayasan Sabah. The cheque replica was presented by Sabah Softwoods Chairman Datuk Mohd Arsad Bestari to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor who is also chairman of Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees at Menara Kinabalu near here today.
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