Merdeka PNB 118 tower, which is set to break the Petronas Twin Towers’ longstanding record as Malaysia’s tallest structures, has now reaching up to 30 floors as of 3 August 2018.
With the total of 118 floors, this tower is moving smoothly and promisingly in the heart of KL which was once a place to announce the independence day of Malaysia in 1957 - The Merdeka Stadium.
Critics have derided PNB 118, a project of the state-run fund management company Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) and launched under former Prime Minister Najib Razak, as wasteful and extravagant.
Merdeka PNB 118 is high 644 m while the Petronas Twin Towers held the record as the world's tallest skyscrapers in 1998 until they were surpassed in 2004 by Taipei 101 is high 375 m (1230 ft).
PNB 118 is set to be finished in 2024.
Tentatively known as the planned skyscraper Tower M, a trio of buildings, will rise in KL in the next 10 to 15 years, reported international news in late July.
