Let’s share the burden of Covid-19 construction delays, says PAM
Even if the Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) ends, don’t expect construction works to resume and progress as per normal.
Trump pauses green cards; Senate passes aid package
KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): US President Trump said on Tuesday that he would order a temporary halt in issuing green cards to prevent people from immigrating to the United States, but he backed away from plans to suspend guest worker programmes after business groups exploded in anger at the threat of losing access to foreign labor, the New York Times (NYT) reported today.
US protesters demand end to Covid-19 lockdown, officials urge caution
KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The US debate over restrictions for fighting the coronavirus intensified on Monday, as protesters labelled mandatory lockdowns as “tyranny,” while medical workers and health experts warned that lifting them too soon risked unleashing a greater disaster, Reuters reported today.
Pintaras Jaya’s construction sites in Singapore temporarily close due to Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): Pintaras Jaya Bhd said its construction sites in Singapore will be temporarily closed, following the Singapore government’s announcement of the closure of all workplaces from April 7 to May 4, except for those in essential services, due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
AME Elite potential sales to be realised later due to COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): AME Elite Consortium Bhd's potential sales are likely to be realised, albeit at a later stage due to COVID-19.
Isa Samad's prosecution submission now set for April 21
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): The prosecution's oral submissions in the graft case involving former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad (pictured) has now been fixed for April 21, following the enforcement of the Movement Control Order.
No glove shortage in Malaysia, don’t profiteer, says Margma
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The Malaysian Rubber Gloves Manufacturers Association (Margma) has warned distributors to refrain from profiteering as there is adequate supply of gloves in the country.
COVID-19: One more patient dies, Malaysia's death toll rises to 20
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): There has been another death due to COVID-19 this evening, bringing Malaysia's death toll to 20, said Health Ditector-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
PLB to rope in CREC unit for Jelutong dumpsite rehabilitation in Penang
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Property developer and contractor PLB Engineering Bhd, who has secured a deal with the Penang state government to rehabilitate the Jelutong dumpsite in exchange for three-fourths of the rehabilitated land, plans to rope in the Malaysian unit of Chinese company China Railway Group Ltd to undertake the work.
Sustainability still far from people's minds
When buying a new property, people often consider the price, the condition of the property, the views it offers and so on, but seldom do they ask whether the property is ‘green’ or even energy-efficient.
