<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡3日讯）和合建筑（Ho Hup Construction Company Bhd）赢得总值1亿250万令吉的东海岸铁路计划（ECRL）工程，并打算把大部分合约分配给本地供应商。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>和合建筑总执行长黄吉良在文告中表示，在当前充满挑战的新冠肺炎期间，全国企业都受到了严重影响，公司很高兴能获得这份巨额合约。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他指出，和合建筑的建筑团队正与本地供应商敲定，以提供所需的工程设备、材料和其他用品。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“作为中国交通建设私人有限公司（ECRL&nbsp;Sdn Bhd）的主要分包商，我们的主要责任之一是在执行这一重要与策略基础设施项目时生成大量的本地内容。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他说：“我们的首要任务是确保所承包的工程顺利进行。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>这些工程为期30个月（从2020年6月15日起），主要是建造和完成东铁第6段的地基、排水及涵洞工程。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>截至下午2时45分，和合建筑起0.88%或0.5仙，至57.5仙，市值为2亿3712万令吉。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English version：<a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/ho-hup-allocate-substantial-part-ecrl-contracts-local-vendors">Ho Hup to allocate substantial part of ECRL contracts to local vendors</a></em></p></div>


（吉隆坡3日讯）和合建筑（Ho Hup Construction Company Bhd）赢得总值1亿250万令吉的东海岸铁路计划（ECRL）工程，并打算把大部分合约分配给本地供应商。

和合建筑总执行长黄吉良在文告中表示，在当前充满挑战的新冠肺炎期间，全国企业都受到了严重影响，公司很高兴能获得这份巨额合约。

他指出，和合建筑的建筑团队正与本地供应商敲定，以提供所需的工程设备、材料和其他用品。

“作为中国交通建设私人有限公司（ECRL Sdn Bhd）的主要分包商，我们的主要责任之一是在执行这一重要与策略基础设施项目时生...

和合建筑将把大部分东铁合约分配给本地供应商

Unisem (M) Bhd kicked off the financial year with its first-quarter earnings down 14% compared to the year prior, dragged by a lower gross profit margin, foreign exchange losses, and lower income from scrap sales.

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Bond yields, which move inversely to prices, have climbed in recent weeks as signs of persistent inflation erode ex...

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IOI Properties Group broke ground on Thursday for Senna Puteri, its latest township development located in Sepang, Selangor. The developer is looking to launch 386 units of townhouses in its first phase before the end of the second quarter.

Spanning 117 acres in southern Klang Valley, the 12-phase Senna Puteri will be developed over the next 10 years, offering residential, commercial, recreational areas, green spaces, community hall, surau and more. It has a gross development value (GDV) of over RM3 billion.

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