PUTRAJAYA, Jan 4 — Negligence by the contractor led to the Dec 12 railway track crane collapse incident in Rawang, resulting in over RM2.4 million in losses for Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB), Transport Minister Anthony Loke said.

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).

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 14 — Secretaries-general and directors-general (DGs) must monitor the implementation of every project and have the courage to terminate a programme or project or the services of contractors who perform poorly, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali.

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, May 17 — Police have arrested a part-time contractor for allegedly abusing a three-year-old boy under his care at Jalan Besar Taman Dagang here, yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 27 — A contractor charged with sabotaging water services in Selangor has failed again in his bid to be released on bail pending disposal of his trial.

SHAH ALAM, April 2 — An army officer with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and a contractor have been remanded for seven days in connection with the giving of bribes totalling RM16,000 for repair works at an army camp in Selangor.

PENDANG, March 28 — The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) will be calling the top management including the chief executive officer and chairman of the contractor over the investigation into the incident on Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- The main contractor and subcontractor of the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Expressway (SUKE) project have been fined a total of RM180,000 for failing to ensure safety at construction site when a concrete slab fell from the elevated highway and crushed on a passing car on September 19.