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Construction industry supply chain affected by lockdown, says Builders Association

Construction industry supply chain affected by lockdown, says Builders Association
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Contractors are in dire state, need urgent economic support

Police yourselves, businesses told

Time sticker: A security guard sticking a colour sticker on a customer as a time indicator of when she entered the premise. Under the new SOP, shoppers are allowed only two hours to finish their shopping. AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star PETALING JAYA: Businesses and industries are ramping up their internal preventive measures as they adjust operations to adhere to tighter SOP under the current movement control order. SME Association of Malaysia president Datuk Michael Kang said companies had been told to set up their own internal audit committee to ensure compliance to the tighter SOP. “Audit patrol units should travel to check on the company’s outlets to see if employees are following the SOP.

Malaysian builders hurt by Covid-19 get slammed by commodity boom

(May 25): Malaysian builders struggling to avoid Covid infections at work-sites have another problem on their hands: surging prices of building materials thanks to the broad commodity boom. Firms with no cost escalation clauses in their tender contracts are hurting, according to the Master Builders Association Malaysia, which represents more than 1,000 members. It’s now seeking help from the government to shield them from the risk of surging prices. “Contractors who have previously locked in the building materials prices before this would feel the impact of the price increase now,” Sufri Hj Mhd Zin, president of the association, said in an email to Bloomberg. “The rise in materials costs is not good for the industry, be it manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, developers and the people.”

No full MCO please, say industries and trade groups

No full MCO please, say industries and trade groups 20 May 2021 / 23:51 H. All quiet at the integrated transport hub in Bandar Tasik Selatan, Kuala Lumpur, amid Movement Control Order 3.0.New Covid-19 cases continue to rise rapidly in spite of tighter movement restrictions. – BERNAMAPIX PETALING JAYA: Various industries and trade associations have pleaded with the government not to resort to a full movement control order (MCO) as it will hurt the economy and affect people’s livelihoods, even as the number of new Covid-19 infections hit a record high for the second consecutive day, with 6,806 cases today. The new wave of infections breached the threshold of 3,000 new cases daily in May and have continued to rise rapidly in spite of tighter movement restrictions. This has sparked fears of a return to the first MCO that limited economic activities to essential businesses, especially for Selangor, which has the highest number of cases in the country.

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