Econpile sees flow of jobs returning to normal in a year
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Econpile Holdings Bhd, as with other construction companies, has been hit by the new government’s move to review mega infrastructure projects.
ECRL retrenched mostly unskilled workers, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): The bulk of the about 1,000 workers involved in work on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega project recently retrenched comprise unskilled daily paid labour, an industry source familiar with the matter told The Star.
Almost half of 2,000 ECRL staff laid off, mostly Malaysians, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): As the fate of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega project hangs in the balance, reports are now coming in that there have been significant retrenchments of local workers.
Consumer, business sentiments hitting new highs — MIER
KUALA LUMPUR (July 20): Expectations of higher income, greater employment and low inflation catapulted Malaysia’s consumer sentiment index (CSI) to a 21-year high of 132.
Yes, shops may charge you more to cover higher electricity tariffs, say retail and mall associations
PETALING JAYA (July 19): Businesses will likely be forced to pass on the burden of higher electricity charges that took effect this month to consumers, said associations representing retailers and malls.
The role of landscaping in our community
Would you prefer to be surrounded by security barriers made of concrete and steel or living plants? No surprise if you chose the latter.
Daim in China to renegotiate contracts given by BN govt, PM says
KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) chairman Tun Daim Zainuddin (pictured) is in China to try to renegotiate contracts entered into by the previous Barisan Nasional government with Chinese firms, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
SST 2.0 will be much simpler, filing to be done electronically, says Customs D-G
KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Royal Malaysian Customs Director-General Datuk Seri Subromaniam Tholasy (pictured) said today that the comeback of the sales and services tax (SST) come Sept 1, deemed "SST 2.
Malaysia's Public Sector Home Financing Board, MBSB Bank to provide joint loans
PUTRAJAYA (July 19): Malaysia's Public Sector Home Financing Board, a statutory body under the public sector Home Financing Board Act 2015, is teaming up with MBSB Bank to provide a joint financial scheme to public sector employees for owning their first homes.
MoF unit sounds warning on ECRL lay-offs
KUALA LUMPUR: A ministry of finance (MoF) unit has cautioned China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL), the main contractor of the suspended East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, against its rapid lay-offs following the suspension.
