News about MBAM

PETALING JAYA (Jan 19): Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda) Malaysia president Datuk Soam Heng Choon believes that the political climate in the country will pose a big challenge to an economic recovery post Covid-19 pandemic.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 27): Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) points out that the recent gazetted Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Diseases 2019 (Covid-19) Act did not address the key issues faced by contractors.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) president Foo Chek Lee has been appointed as the new chairman of Asean Constructors Federation (ACF), effective today.

PETALING JAYA (May 6): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) Malaysia and Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) are appealing to the government to bear the cost for Covid-19 tests for construction workers.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) and the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (REHDA) Malaysia have pledged their commitment to work closely with relevant stakeholders to ensure work safety and to prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreading at construction sites, in light of the government’s recent announcement to allow critical construction activities to commence during Phase 3 of the Movement Control Order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR: The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) has advised construction players to embrace technology and digitalisation, the Star reported today.

PETALING JAYA (October 11): Master Builders Association of Malaysia (MBAM) president Foo Chek Lee believes that the infrastructure projects proposed under Budget 2020 which was tabled in Parliament today will help the construction industry and stimulate the growth of about 140 downstream industries.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 2): The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) hopes the government will take a holistic approach in handling policies related to foreign workers employment to ensure that the market has sufficient manpower while reducing the cost of doing business.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) is hoping for that the authorities will legalise foreign workers already employed by the construction sector, Bernama reported today.

PETALING JAYA (May 11): The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) is expecting  better communication between construction companies and the Pakatan Harapan government to resolve issues faced by industry players, especially small-sized contractors, Bernama reported today.