SHAH ALAM, July 9 — There was no encroachment involving developers or any contractors that caused the April 1 gas pipeline explosion incident in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has confirmed that no construction activities were taking place at the gas pipeline explosion site in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, at the time of the incident yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — The business matching programme at International Construction Week (ICW) 2024, in collaboration with the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade), aims to generate RM1 billion in sales from at least 30 international buyers.

SINTOK, Jan 30 — The Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has earmarked RM55 million this year to train youth and construction personnel in diverse construction skill sets.

JERTIH, Jan 23 — The director of Malee Beach Resort Sdn Bhd was fined RM150,000 by the Besut Sessions Court here today after he pleaded guilty to constructing a building without permit that collapsed, resulting in the death of two employees on November 9, last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — Malaysia's construction industry is expected to grow by between five and six percent next year, with an estimated project development value of RM180 billion, according to the Works Ministry (KKR).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Construction industry players are urged to view safety as an investment and not as a mere cost to avoid any unwanted event following the collapsed crane incident which disrupted the Komuter and Electric Train Service  (ETS) of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) in the Klang Valley last Tuesday (Dec 12).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — Small and medium-sized construction companies or those with G1 to G4 licences are encouraged to source their building materials directly from factories and suppliers who are members of the Building Materials Distributors Association of Malaysia (BMDAM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — The revival of several mega infrastructure projects has provided the much-needed impetus to the Malaysian construction sector, driving the construction stocks index on Bursa Malaysia to a two-year high by 20.74 per cent year-to-date (Nov 27) as well as the industry to post stronger growth.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 16 — A total of 132 employers and companies have been charged in court during the first nine months of this year for various offences under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), and fined RM1.64 million in total.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The government will continue implementing an open tender process with prequalification selection to expedite important public projects, said Deputy Finance Minister I, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — Singapore is keen to learn about Malaysia’s Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Industrialised Building System (IBS) initiatives via the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), said Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — Local authorities need to ensure that all construction contractors engaged in renovations are registered with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — Of late, weather uncertainties have been resulting in frequent episodes of heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and flash floods which not only disrupt outdoor work but compromise the safety of workers as well.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — The extended Covid-19 outbreak in the country has continued to affect the construction industry this year, but the impact has been more moderate compared to last year due to a vaccination rollout targeted at construction workers, among others.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Two contractors involved in the Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) project have been fined a total of RM300,000 for failing to ensure site safety that resulted in a fatal accident on March 22.

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, July 1 — About two million doses of vaccine are needed to ensure all workers in the construction sector are immunised against Covid-19, thus enabling them to continue contributing to the economic development of the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — The Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) today offered Covid-19 vaccination to 40,000 workers in the construction industry to accelerate the rate of vaccination for economic frontliners.

By Amin Ridzuan Ishak SHAH ALAM, June 3 — A construction company was ordered to stop non-critical construction work that it had carried out during the total lockdown period under the movement control order (MCO). Selangor Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) director Suhaimi Mansor...