News about construction

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Boustead Holdings Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a unit of Power Co Corp of China (PowerChina), to explore collaborations in renewable energy (RE) projects and other civil engineering and construction projects.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Sunway Construction Group Bhd's (SunCon) third quarter (3Q) net profit fell 19.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): The increase in high voltage tripping cases following construction work near the line reserve area is worrying Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), when the number of cases jumped seven times in the first 10 months of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 11): The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote technology adoption and global best practices among Malaysian construction industry players in order to raise the standards and competitiveness of the sector.

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KUCHING (Oct 26): The Ministry of Education (MOE) wants the issue of land legalisation nationwide to be resolved immediately to enable projects to upgrade and rebuild dilapidated schools to be expedited, especially in Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): Integrated industrial space solutions provider AME Elite Consortium Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary AME Construction Sdn Bhd has been awarded a RM359 million contract to build a new integrated production facility, logistics warehouse, and office buildings for Ye Chiu Non-Ferrous Metal (M) Sdn Bhd.

BEIJING (Oct 18): China's new construction activities continue to slow down for a sixth straight month due to cash-strapped developers putting a halt to their developments as the government tightens the regulations on borrowing, reported Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Advancecon Holdings Bhd said it has been appointed a subcontractor for the proposed construction and completion of ground treatment work of Section 4 of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project for RM16.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn Bhd has accepted a letter of award for RM258 million from Teguh Harian Build-Tech Sdn Bhd for the construction of main building works for a proposed residential development project in Johor Bahru.