Tag - Public Works Department

860 projects worth nearly RM50bil implemented, 227 on schedule, says Ahmad Maslan

LABUAN: A total of 860 development projects worth RM49.9bil have been implemented nationwide, with 227 projects valued at RM10.6bil progressing on schedule, says Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Maslan (pic). He added that 234 projects, or 27% of the total, involving RM14.4bil, are ahead of schedule. "Despite criticism that projects cannot (be) ahead of schedule, we...

Allow local Sabah companies to work on Pan-Borneo Highway, says Shafie Apdal

KOTA KINABALU: The federal Public Works Department should allow local construction companies to form consortiums to carry out the Pan-Borneo Highway projects, says Parti Warisan president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal. He said awarding such contracts to public listed companies with no physical presence in Sabah would only further delay the long-overdue Pan-Borneo Highway projects in...