News about construction

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): A total of 933 of the 1,142 construction sites in operation nationwide since implementation of movement control under the National Recovery Plan on June 1 complied with the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOPs), said Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): Phase 2 of the Construction Industry Vaccination Programme (CIVac), which will kick off on Aug 5, will involve 55,000 construction workers in Penang and Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): WCT Holdings Bhd’s 60:40 joint venture (JV) with China Communications Construction Co (M) Sdn Bhd (CCCC) has accepted the tender offer as the main contractor for the expansion of the Sapangar Bay Container Port in Kota Kinabalu for RM899.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): A total of 188 of the 810 construction sites operating nationwide after the total lockdown was enforced on June 1, were ordered to close for breaching the standard operating procedure (SOP), according to the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): Chin Hin Group Property Bhd (CHGP) is planning to acquire a 65% equity interest in construction firm Kayangan Kemas Sdn Bhd for RM37.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 3):  All construction and related work on projects in areas subject to the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur that took effect today, must stop, said Senior Minister of Works Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

PORT KLANG (June 25): The Covid-19 vaccination programme for the construction sector will begin on July 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Two construction sites in Sabah have been ordered to close while the operation approvals for two sites in Johor have been revoked after the contractors failed to comply with the Movement Control Order (MCO) standard operating procedure (SOP).

PETALING JAYA (June 23): An iron scaffolding being hoisted by a crane came loose and fell on seven cars that were parked at a nearby construction site in Pudu yesterday, reported FMT.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): A total of 150 construction sites have been ordered to close for failure to comply with standard operating procedures (SOPs), since the imposition of the third iteration of the full movement control order (MCO 3.