Signature Alliance to rebuild Underwater World Langkawi

Signature Alliance Group Bhd's unit Zig Zag Builders (M) Sdn Bhd signed a RM51.56 million contract on 2 November 2026 to redevelop and refurbish Underwater World Langkawi, the aquarium on Jalan Pantai Chenang, Langkawi. The owner is Underwater World Langkawi Sdn Bhd, a unit of Main Market-listed Eden Inc. Bhd. Work starts on 13 November and runs 18 months.

The contract

• Site: Lot 63, Seksyen 4, Mukim Bandar Padang Mat Sirat, Langkawi
• Price: RM51,555,423.21
• Timing: 18 months from 13 November 2026, then a 12-month defects period
• Security: a bank performance bond of about RM2.58 million, 5% of the price
• Order book: the job is on top of Signature Alliance's unbilled order book of RM228.6 million at 30 June 2026, the company said

The owner's plan

• What changes: Eden's 2026 annual report says the aquarium and its commercial spaces will be refurbished and upgraded from the last quarter of 2026, to refresh the visitor experience
• Shops: another Eden unit, Infra Nova Sdn Bhd, runs the shops and car parks in the complex. Eden expects rent from the redeveloped shop space to support aquarium income through the seasons
• During the works: some areas have already closed to prepare, which cut rental income, and Eden expects the building work to affect visitors and earnings for a while
• History: the aquarium opened in August 1995

The builder

Signature Alliance, which does interior fit-out and building construction, listed on the ACE Market on 5 June 2025. Zig Zag Builders has worked in Langkawi before, on a fit-out job of more than RM40 million for two serviced-apartment blocks at a hotel, The Edge reported.