Builders Associations Urge Government to Curb the Rising Cost of Construction Materials The government should intervene and manage the increase in prices of building materials in Kuala Lumpur, say several building and construction associations. They also appealed to the government to monitor the situation to ensure there are no profiteering or anti-competitive practices in the construction industry supply chain and to step in with enforcement when necessary. “The government should also expedite the entry of foreign workers to ease the current shortage,” they said in a joint statement on Monday (Dec 13). The statement was signed by the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM), Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda), Persatuan Kontraktor Melayu Malaysia (PKMM), Persatuan Kontraktor Bumiputera Malaysia (PKBM), Guild of Bumiputera Contractors Wibawa (GBC Wibawa), The
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