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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Construction sector consulting companies in Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) have been allowed to operate since yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 —  All non-essential activities in the manufacturing, construction, mining and quarrying sectors are allowed to resume operations in Phase One, Phase Two and Phase Three National Recovery Plan (NRP) states starting Aug 16, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Malaysia's services sector, which was the main contributor to Malaysia’s economy, grew 13.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2021 (Q2 2021) compared to a contraction of 2.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021), said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 —  Malaysia's construction sector grew 42.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2021 (Q2) year-on-year (YoY) to RM28.2 billion, the highest growth recorded since second quarter of 2012 due to the lower base last year.

PUTRAJAYA, July 30 — The Human Resource Ministry (KSM) has instructed the Federal Territory and Selangor Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to conduct an immediate investigation on yesterday’s incident in which an iron scaffolding collapsed at the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) construction site in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang.

SHAH ALAM, July 29 — A Bangladeshi construction worker was killed after the scaffolding at the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) construction site in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang collapsed today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — All construction and related work on projects in areas subject to the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur that took effect today, must stop, said Senior Minister of Works Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — The construction industry is in need of its supply chain for critical and essential construction works.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — All construction work nationwide must be stopped during the total lockdown period, except for those listed under the critical services list, said Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

By Mustakim Ramli SHAH ALAM, April 23 — Manufacturing and construction sector workers will be charged to receive vaccines purchased by the Selangor government. Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the charges rate will be at minimum or cost price to cover for the purchase of...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Bursa Malaysia ended in the red today, continuing yesterday’s losses despite attempting a rebound after Wall Street’s overnight rally, on selling pressure in heavyweight stocks.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Two people were killed while two more seriously injured after a part of the tower crane fell on top of a moving car at a highway construction site near Puncak Banyan, Persiaran Alam Damai, Cheras, this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The Building Material Cost Index (BCI), excluding steel bars, in almost all regions in Peninsular Malaysia increased by 0.1 per cent to 1.9 per cent for nearly all building categories in February 2021 compared with the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is looking at the traffic management aspect in its investigations into the incident at the Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Highway construction project on Wednesday that left two women dead.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) construction work has recorded an overall progress of 87 per cent as at end-2020, supported by full completion of the CB3 package.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The value of construction work done shrank by 14.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM31.7 billion in the fourth quarter (Q4) of last year, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — Individuals who violate the movement control order (MCO) will be subject to stern action without compromise after February 4 following the drastic rise in Covid-19 cases, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Construction work needs to be stopped during the movement control order (MCO) period in the states involved, according to the Works Ministry.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Jan 8 — Covid-19 screening using antigen rapid test kit (RTK-Ag) is ready to be extended to the corporate sector including foreign workers in the construction and manufacturing industry in Selangor. Selcare Clinic Sdn Bhd manager Mohd Noor Md Nasir said the...