News about Master Builders Association Malaysia

PETALING JAYA (May 20): The construction industry has expressed its strong opposition to a lockdown like the first movement control order in March 2020, as "the Malaysian construction industry cannot afford another full lockdown,” said Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM).

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.

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

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.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 27): Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) was hoping for lower import duties for heavy construction machinery and more incentives in Budget 2018 to be disbursed to industry players who use Industrialised Building System (IBS) and Building Information Modelling (BIM), such as equipment tax reduction and tax incentives, it said in a post-budget statement today.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 18): While the slow adoption of the Industrialised Building System (IBS) is mainly caused by the lack of awareness and high implementation cost, the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) today pointed out that the slow progress of amending the Uniform Building By-Laws (UBBL) is also hampering the implementation process.

KELANA JAYA (Nov 2): Budget 2017 may seem favourable to the construction sector as many infrastructure projects have been announced, but Master Builders Association Malaysia immediate past president Datuk Matthew Tee said the  effect may be limited as only a few big players will be awarded the jobs.

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