News about BAM

A POLICY change that came into effect on the first day of this year required employers to pay the foreign worker levy.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12): Following the government's decision to postpone the new foreign workers levy ruling to 2018, the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) today called for a more transparent and simplified process of hiring foreign workers.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) expects a RM2 billion per annum impact to the construction industry, in particular contractors, due to the change in foreign worker levy policy by the government.

THE end of the year is a time to reflect on the challenges faced and achievements made in the past year and to remind ourselves that all may not be so rosy next year.

ONE of the main pillars of the construction industry are the carpenters, bricklayers and masons and the guilds that represent them.

Will property prices come down?” This is not a new question especially in a time when the property market is soft.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Malaysian builders should adopt the use of Industrialised Building System (IBS), especially the modular method, as this could speed up the building process while reducing labour and waste, said Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) president Foo Chek Lee.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) said the government should take note that the construction industry needs foreign workers to fill in the demand-supply gap for manpower in the industry.

THE Malaysian construction sector has been robust — it grew 7.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 3): The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) has voiced opposition to safeguard measures on steel products, arguing that without the free flow of imports, prices of steel bars may be uncontrollable.