SunCon wins RM781m Tenaga campus development project
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.
PM hopes to have a decision on ECRL as soon as possible
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.
Dr M on ECRL: Be patient and wait for Guan Eng’s statement
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.
None the wiser over ECRL poser
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.
Bigger fine on the cards for employers who fail to protect construction workers
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.
Construction and property sector likely to see retrenchments in 2019, says Randstad report
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 17): Malaysia's construction and property sector is likely to see retrenchments in the first half of this year, said recruitment agency Randstad.
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).
WCT and Chinese partner to jointly develop first residential project in TRX worth RM1.1b
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 10): WCT Holdings Bhd, which is substantially owned by Tan Sri Desmond Lim of the Pavilion group with a 19.
Sapura Energy bags RM760m worth of contracts
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): Sapura Energy Bhd has been awarded four new contracts and one extension with a combined value of RM760 million.
Weak sentiment likely to persist for construction, property, building materials sectors in 2019, says HLIB Research
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Weak sentiment among retail investors is likely to persist in 2019 for the construction, property and building materials sector, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research.
