Thai woman survives after car plunges eight floors
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): This must be the stuff of nightmares – you lose control of your vehicle and it flies off a multi-storey car park in a death plunge.
Developers in Catch-22 situation over IBS adoption
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): Plenty has been said about the industrialised building system (IBS) (pictured) in Malaysia over the years, but adoption in the private sector remains slow as developers lament they have been caught in a Catch-22 situation.
CIDB: Private sector adoption of IBS around 35%
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 17): The private sector adoption of the industrialised building system (IBS) currently stands at an estimated 35%, out of its 2020 target of 50%, said the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).
No need for separate board for property, facility and strata managers, says BOVAEP
PETALING JAYA (October 29): There is no need to establish a separate board to register and regulate property, facility and strata managers as the three professions are already being regulated by different bodies, said the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVAEP).
Deadly accident involving three lorries, car causes traffic snarl on NKVE
PETALING JAYA (Oct 12): A fatal accident early today led to heavy traffic on KM14.
Construction costs to drop by up to 5% with SST exemption, says CIDB chief executive
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): Construction costs of homes are expected to fall by 3% to 5% owing to the Sales and Service Tax (SST) exemption on basic construction materials, The Star daily reported Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) chief executive Datuk Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid saying today.
Cops didn't steal RM43.3m during raids at Najib-linked residences — report
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Commissioner Datuk Seri Amar Singh Ishar Singh has denied allegation that police stole RM43.
One dead after building collapse in Nigerian capital
ABUJA (Aug 18): A half-finished building collapsed on Friday in the Nigerian capital of Abuja killing one person and injuring others.
UPDATE: Man dies after falling onto LRT tracks
PETALING JAYA (Aug 1): A male passenger has died after allegedly falling onto the light rail transit (LRT) tracks at the Pusat Bandar Puchong LRT station this morning, reported Bernama.
Police to question Najib, wife over RM1.1b asset haul
KUALA LUMPUR (June 28): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, their family members, close associates and “gift givers” will be summoned by the police for questioning in connection with the luxury items seized from premises linked to Najib totalling as much as RM1.
