Ample opportunities: Labourers work at a construction site in Kuala Lumpur. Last year, the value of construction contracts awarded in the country was about RM138bil, which created over 7,000 jobs. — Bloomberg
GEORGE TOWN: The value of construction jobs given out in the country over the past nine months declined slightly to RM97.29bil from RM98.36bil in the same period of 2015.
Despite the decline in value, the Penang Master Builders and Building Materials Dealers’ Association (PMBBMDA) immediate past president Datuk Lim Kai Seng said the association was still optimistic that its targetted RM200bil in value of jobs would still be achieved.
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