Tag: construction industry

Phase two of CIVac to begin Aug 5

KUALA LUMPUR: Phase Two of the Construction Industry Vaccination Programme (CIVac) which will start on Aug 5 will involve 55,000 construction workers in Penang and Johor. Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the registration for the vaccination was opened on July 12 with 30,000 slots allocated for the workers in Penang and 25,000, in […]

Only critical construction, maintenance works allowed

KUCHING: In line with the extension of the movement control order (MCO) from June 15 to 28, all construction sectors are not allowed to operate except for critical construction and maintenance works at construction sites which have been listed in the MCO standard operating procedure (SOP). Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) said such critical works, […]

Youth urged to take up construction course

KUCHING: The Ministry of Works (KKR) is calling all youth, including professionals in the construction industry in the state to take up a training course on Building Information Modelling (BIM) which is available at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (Swinburne Sarawak).  BIM is an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architecture, engineering and construction […]

‘Allow some Indonesians to enter’

KUCHING:  Sarawak is appealing to the National Security Council (NSC) to allow entry into the state of some Indonesians in the construction industry, revealed chairman of the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas on Monday. “We will announce the outcome of our appeal,” he told a Covid-19 press conference at Old […]

RM70 million allocation to help construction industry

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has allocated RM70 million for the implementation of several strategic programmes to assist players in the construction industry who were affected by the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO). Senior Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the allocation was also provided to support the country’s […]