KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Malaysia’s construction sector recorded a 16.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in the value of work done to RM42.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The direct impact on the construction sector following the 24 per cent reciprocal tariff on imports from Malaysia to the United States (US), effective April 9, is expected to be minimal, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The police have denied allegations circulating on social media about a robbery and assault on a family in Bangi.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded another individual with the title of Datuk linked to a corruption case involving kickbacks from construction projects in Sarawak worth around RM250 million.

KOTA BHARU, July 16 — Implementing the Variation of Price (VOP) following the targeted diesel subsidy is expected to be settled in a month, said Deputy Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — Business confidence indicator increased by 3.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), up from 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of  2023 as businesses anticipate a better business situation in the fourth quarter.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Malaysia's construction sector has recorded remarkable growth this year, with an impressive 9,144 projects taking flight as of September, said Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — RHB Research remained upbeat on the construction and engineering sector given the latest news flow in relation to the Kuala Lumpur - Singapore High-Speed Rail.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — MIDF Research has maintained a 'neutral' call on the property sector with a positive bias.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — The current cost headwinds in the construction sector remain manageable with softening steel bar prices and a slower increase in cement prices, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — MIDF Research remains positive on the construction sector following the announcement of additional funds by the federal government for Penang to carry out its light rail transit (LRT) project, among other developments.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — The 2022 overall construction sector posted an 8.8 per cent rebound after a two-year declining trend, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — MIDF Research has maintained its “positive” view on the construction sector, noting that the cost headwinds remain manageable.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — The value of construction work done in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 rose 23.2 per cent to RM30.5 billion compared to the same quarter of 2021 (Q2 2022: RM29.9 billion).

SIBU, June 10 — The increase in palm oil prices in the plantation sector has attracted workers from other sectors, said Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The government has agreed that the amount in disputes under the construction sector under the Covid-19 Mediation Centre (PMC-19) that was previously set a ceiling of RM500,000.00 be changed to without limit.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Nov 26 — The Selangor government has agreed to standardise the working hours of the construction sector in the state from Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6pm, says Ng Sze Han. The state executive councillor for local government said the decision effective November...

BUTTERWORTH, Sept 18 — The construction industry in Malaysia has suffered up to RM11.6 billion in losses every month since the nationwide movement control order (MCO) began on March 18.