IWCity active, falls 6.17% on saying no fresh bid submitted for Bandar Malaysia projects

Jul 23

\KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (IWCity) fell 6.

Soft loan from federal govt will help expedite Penang’s PTMP projects

Jul 23

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): A soft loan from Putrajaya will allow the planned Pan Island Link (PIL) and the light rail transit (LRT) system projects in Penang to be implemented simultaneously, Bernama reported chief minister Chow Kon Yeow saying yesterday.

ECRL good for east coast development, says Liow

Jul 23

Bentong (July 23): The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project is vital for the development of the east coast, said MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, in urging the government to retain the project.

‘Govt can ease business cost while maintaining tax rate’

Jul 23

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Putrajaya may not have any leeway to cut the corporate tax rate in the short to medium term, but economists say there are other approaches it can consider to ease the cost of doing business.

Econpile sees flow of jobs returning to normal in a year

Jul 23

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Econpile Holdings Bhd, as with other construction companies, has been hit by the new government’s move to review mega infrastructure projects.

Specification changes led to LRT3 cost surge

Jul 23

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): A chunk of the increase in costs for the light rail transit Line 3 (LRT3) project — from RM9 billion to RM31.

ECRL retrenched mostly unskilled workers, says report

Jul 22

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.

Melaka records almost 50% increase in HFMD cases

Jul 22

KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): Melaka has seen an increase of almost 50% in the number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases since Jan 1 until last Wednesday, reported Bernama yesterday.