Econpile sees flow of jobs returning to normal in a year
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Econpile Holdings Bhd, as with other construction companies, has been hit by the new government’s move to review mega infrastructure projects.
S’ngor’s first motorbike-only bridge to open in Oct
PETALING JAYA (July 23): Selangor’s first motorcycle-only bridge is scheduled to open in early October, reported The Star.
Specification changes led to LRT3 cost surge
KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): A chunk of the increase in costs for the light rail transit Line 3 (LRT3) project — from RM9 billion to RM31.
Seremban-Nilai-KL Sentral Komuter starts on Wednesday
KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): Good news for Seremban folk! The Seremban-Nilai-KL Sentral Komuter Express Service will begin operations on Wednesday (July 25).
ECRL retrenched mostly unskilled workers, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): The bulk of the about 1,000 workers involved in work on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega project recently retrenched comprise unskilled daily paid labour, an industry source familiar with the matter told The Star.
Ex-PM Najib 'not entirely lying' on LRT3 figures, says DAP's Pua
KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): Damansara lawmaker and special officer to the finance minister Tony Pua revealed yesterday that ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak (pictured) “not entirely lying” when he disputed Putrajaya's figures on the price tag of the LRT3 project, the Malaysiakini news portal reported yesterday.
Singapore wants Malaysia to give written response on HSR by July 31, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The Republic of Singapore has asked Putrajaya to provide a written response to clarify Malaysia’s position on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project by July 31, Bernama reported The Straits Times saying yesterday.
Almost half of 2,000 ECRL staff laid off, mostly Malaysians, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): As the fate of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega project hangs in the balance, reports are now coming in that there have been significant retrenchments of local workers.
SunCon and Sunway REIT agree to contract revision to RM286m
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) and Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd have mutually agreed to revise the provisional contract sum of an ongoing project in Penang from RM274 million to RM286 million due to additional scope of works.
Pan Borneo Highway contracts to be honoured, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Putrajaya will honour all contracts linked to the RM29 billion, 2,325km Pan Borneo Highway mega project even as the government endeavours to shave the price tag, Works Minister Baru Bian (pictured) told The Edge recently.
