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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Market left guessing Desmond Lim’s plans

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Tan Sri Desmond Lim Siew Choon’s emergence as the single-largest shareholder of WCT Holdings Bhd on Tuesday has got the market speculating about his plans for the construction group as well as Malton Bhd and Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), in which he has 35.

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