Sabah dengue cases on the rise
KOTA KINABALU (July 24): The number of dengue cases recorded in Sabah up to July 21 of this year has risen to 1,791.
CEP’s powers questioned as it is 'unelected and unaccountable'
KUALA LUMPUR (Jul 24): The Council of Eminent Persons’ (CEP) authority came into question today in Parliament, particularly on matters surrounding its chairman Tun Daim Zainuddin’s official visit to China on behalf of Malaysia.
ECRL contractor confirms staff layoffs
PETALING JAYA (July 23): China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) has confirmed that it is rationalising its staff count following the suspension of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), without stating the number of employees cut.
Sabah Housing for Hardcore Poor gets extra RM2 million
PETALING JAYA (July 23): The Housing Programme for the Hardcore Poor (PPRT) in Sabah will be allocated an additional RM2 million.
'Off River Storage' project status in question
MELAKA (July 23): The status of the RM300 million Off River Storage (ORS) project needs clarification by the state government, according to Syarikat Air Melaka Bhd (SAMB).
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.
Singapore wants Malaysia to give written response on HSR by July 31, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The Republic of Singapore has asked Putrajaya to provide a written response to clarify Malaysia’s position on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project by July 31, Bernama reported The Straits Times saying yesterday.
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.
PM: Big-ticket items that 'generate wealth' should be SST-exempted
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) is of the opinion that big-ticket items that can “generate wealth” for the country should be exempted from the impending sales and services tax (SST).
SunCon and Sunway REIT agree to contract revision to RM286m
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) and Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd have mutually agreed to revise the provisional contract sum of an ongoing project in Penang from RM274 million to RM286 million due to additional scope of works.
