News about construction

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd’s unit, PPES Works (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd (PPESW), is partnering with China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) to bid for jobs under the Sarawak Coastal Road Network project and the Second Trunk Road project in the state.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): Wider profit margin helped to lift Sunway Construction Group Bhd’s (SunCon) earnings for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2018 (4QFY18).

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): The construction sector, the worst-performing sector in 2018 with the Bursa Malaysia Construction Index (KLCON) declining by more than 50% during the year, may now be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Discussions on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project is still ongoing and details will be revealed soon, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Sunway Construction Group Bhd’s (SunCon) subsidiary Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd has bagged a RM781.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) has bagged a contract from Tenaga Nasional Bhd to develop a campus along Jalan Bangsar for RM781.

PUTRAJAYA (Feb 2): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reiterated today that negotiations on the fate of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project are ongoing.

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 29): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged the public to be patient with the government’s decision over the fate of the RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, and wait for the official statement from Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): With slowing economic growth and mounting concern over RM1 trillion worth of public debts, conflicting statements over the weekend from two top Malaysian ministers over the fate of the RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project have, worryingly, highlighted that there could be too many cooks in the proverbial kitchen of Malaysia’s financial and economic affairs.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 21): The safety of construction worksites could soon be enhanced if proposed amendments to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994 come to fruition.