Employers, industry players urged to get Safety Passports - Sivakumar
This Safety Passport can help reduce the rate of accidents in workplaces, including construction sites, Sivakumar said.
Tue Mar 07 2023
LRT disruption: DBKL issues stop work order on Menara Soho project
DBKL has issued a Stop Work Order for a construction site in Jalan Raja Laut following service disruption on the Ampang LRT line on Jan 27.
Mon Jan 30 2023
Rescuers in Vietnam try to save boy trapped in concrete pile
Ly Hao Nam fell into the narrow open shaft of a concrete pile at a construction site on New Year's Eve.
Mon Jan 02 2023
Boy dies after being crushed by falling electric poles
A pile of electric poles that were stacked near a construction site came crashing down, killing a boy who was playing nearby at Kampung Belukar Changlun.
Tue Nov 29 2022
Noose found at Obama Presidential Center construction site in Chicago
Illinois governor condemns the act as a symbol of racism, a reminder of the violence and terror inflicted on Black Americans for centuries.
Fri Nov 11 2022
Landslide kills 14 in eastern India, nearly 50 others feared dead
Rescue workers battled heavy rains to pull out 19 survivors from the rubble after the landslide at a railway construction site.
Fri Jul 01 2022
Istanbul skyline row erupts over new build near iconic mosque
The soaring minarets of the 16th-century Suleymaniye mosque is now blighted by rickety wooden scaffolding at a nearby construction site.
Sun Feb 20 2022
Foreign worker crushed to death in construction site accident
A foreign national was killed when an iron pole dangling from a crane fell on him at a construction site near Jalan Kuchai Maju, Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park here today.
Wed Dec 29 2021
Lynas: Proposed PDF construction site to remain in Gebeng - Dr Adham
The proposed site for the construction of the Lynas rare earth permanent disposal facility (PDF) will remain in Gebeng Industrial Area in Kuantan and is currently awaiting approval.
Tue Dec 07 2021
Delhi lifts ban on construction as air quality improves marginally
The authorities would monitor construction sites to ensure that builders follow dust-control measures set out by the government.
Mon Nov 22 2021
Resolve land issue to speed up repair projects to upgrade, rebuild dilapidated schools - Radzi
Construction work can be carried only if the land for the construction site of a dilapidated school building was Federal-owned, Radzi said.
Tue Oct 26 2021
Melbourne construction sites shut down after anti-vaccine mandate protest
An anti-vaccine mandate protest turned violent after Victoria govt required all construction workers to have at least one dose by Friday.
Tue Sep 21 2021
Stiffer penalty needed for workplace safety offences
Many construction site deaths have been due to defiance of worksite safety regulations.
Tue Aug 17 2021
KSM orders immediate investigation on LRT3 project site incident
KSM has instructed the Federal Territory and Selangor DOSH to conduct an immediate investigation on yesterday's incident in which an iron scaffolding collapsed at the LRT3 construction site.
Fri Jul 30 2021
PPN: 49 more premises including factories ordered to close yesterday
A total of 49 premises involving factories, businesses and construction sites were ordered to close yesterday for breaching the SOP to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sat Jul 24 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024