Foreign workers are crucial, not only to fill the dirty, dangerous and difficult (3D) jobs at most of the construction sites, but their contributions actually help to achieve gross domestic product (GDP) growth and economy recovery. — James Ha Tung,…
KUCHING: Industrialised Building System (IBS) can help the construction industry in Sarawak reduce its reliance on foreign workers. IBS is a construction technique whereby components are manufactured in a controlled environment. The controlled environment can be on-site or off-site and depends…
KUCHING: Pansar Bhd’s outstanding order book of more than RM1.2 billion can sustain the company even in the event of an economic downturn for the next few years, said its chairman Dato Sri James Tai Cheong. He said some of…
KUCHING: Thirty Yayasan Sarawak-sponsored students received their scaffolding proficiency certificate here today. They were later advised to make full use of this skill to further their career. “Opportunities in the construction industry are plenty. What’s needed are effort and persistence,”…
KUCHING: The temporary ban of its citizens by the Indonesian government from working in Malaysia is unfortunate news to the construction industry, says James Ha Tung In. Ha, who is chairman of Sarawak Building and Civil Engineering Contractors Association (SBCECA),…
SELANGAU: Exorbitant oil palm prices have drawn construction workers to the plantation sector. Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said this was due to the lucrative salaries offered by plantation operators compared to earnings in the construction sector which…
TEBEDU: Local assemblyman Dr Simon Sinang Bada wants the Health Clinic here to make a ‘wish list’ and hand it to the Tebedu Constituency Service Centre immediately. “This is to enable appropriate action to be taken,” he said, pointing out…
KUCHING: Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) has embarked on a private initiative to assist in a recalibration programme for migrant construction workers in Sarawak. The move is part of the association’s initiative to relieve the current shortage…
KUALA LUMPUR: The construction industry is estimated to have suffered a loss of RM42 billion throughout the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) from March 18 last year until now, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Thursday (Sept 30). Senior…
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 933 of the 1,142 construction sites that are in operation nationwide since implementation of movement control under the National Recovery Plan last June 1 complied with the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOP), said Works Minister…
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