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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): State governments have been urged to support the construction of affordable homes by providing the sites to build the properties, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

  Just two weeks ago, Khalid Samad was sworn in as Federal Territories (FT) Minister, but he is already feeling the heat as a profuse number of unresolved issues await his decision and instructions.

PETALING JAYA (July 20): Six police officers were spotted entering former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Taman Duta home this morning, reported Berita Harian.

PETALING JAYA (July 20): The Pakatan Harapan administration is focusing on fostering a business-friendly economy, one that cares for the welfare of the people, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today.