Less job awards but better construction earnings expected

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3): The construction sector is expected to remain a bright spot amid the less-than-rosy prospects of the wider domestic and global economies — which are facing a multitude of uncertainties — with better earnings anticipated following the exceptional value of job awards seen last year.

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Premature of Putrajaya to condemn DEIAs — Penang

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 23): The Penang government has refuted a federal minister’s claims that the state has failed to comply with the law in preparation of relevant environmental impact studies for the RM46 billion Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP), saying such claims were “premature” as the reports have yet to even be submitted to Putrajaya.

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SRS Consortium to submit 3 detailed EIAs for PTMP by early 2017

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 22): Gamuda Bhd-led SRS Consortium will submit all three detailed environmental impact assessments (DEIAs) for land reclamation, Pan Island Link highway and rail links, as part of the RM46 billion Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP), to the Department of Environment (DOE) by the second week of 2017.

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