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General : 13MP’s Final Phase Being Fine-tuned With Focus On Rural Development - Ahmad Zahid
Bernama
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July 9, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- The final phase of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) is currently being actively fine-tuned to ensure that the rural development agenda remains a priority and is allocated appropriate funding said Deputy Prime...
Construction sector schism over AI use
ICLG
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A report from law firm CMS highlights that, while some construction firms are fully embracing artificial... A report from law firm CMS highlights that, while some construction firms are fully embracing artificial intelligence, others are...
Construction Supervisor Sentenced for Obstructing Probe of Employee’s Fatal Fall
Insurance Journal
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July 9, 2025
A Blue Point, New York man has been sentenced to one year in prison and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of an investigation into a fatal construction accident, according to the U.S. Department of...
Construction company fined £40k after apprentice severs thumb
HR Magazine
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July 9, 2025
Authorities have fined a construction company £40,000 after an apprentice joiner severed his thumb while using a portable table saw during a luxury hotel renovation in the Scottish Highlands. The 18-year-old had been working with Ayr-based 3b...
Construction works begin on hub by Premier Inn hotel in London, UK
Hotel Management Network
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July 9, 2025
UK-based hotel business Whitbread has initiated construction enabling works for its new flagship hub by Premier Inn hotel at 5 Strand, London. The hotel, poised to be one of the largest budget hotels in the city, is situated near Trafalgar Square...
Construction and restoration works underway in 16 villages of Aghdara and Khojaly districts
APA
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July 9, 2025
According to this year’s resettlement plan, construction and restoration works are being carried out in 16 settlements across Aghdara and Khojaly districts, said Sabuhi Gahramanov, Deputy Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan in...
Construction advances on Australia’s first Hunter-class frigate
Naval Today
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July 9, 2025
The Hunter-class Frigate Program has hit a milestone after the first two machinery units for the first ship were consolidated under the construction phase of the program. Credit: BAE Systems Australia “Building a first of class frigate is highly...
Construction for bond projections continues this summer
Mexico Ledger - Missouri
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By Don Munsch, Editor Crews at Mexico High School have performed work recently that is necessary but not readily visible to students, staff and patrons entering the school. That work? Roofing. More readily visible work can be found this summer at...
Construction zones
Oklahoma Gazette
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July 9, 2025
click to enlarge Photo provided MAPS 4 Citizens Advisory Board Chair Teresa Rose and Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, Palomar Founder Kim Garrett-Funk, a former Palomar client, Palomar Board Chair Tricia Everest and Oklahoma Representative Jason...
Architecture University issue: Nara Lokesh accuses Jagan Mohan Reddy of jeopardising future of students
The Hindu
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July 9, 2025
Nara Lokesh. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Andhra Pradesh Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh launched a blistering attack on former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, accusing him of jeopardising the future of students enrolled...
Construction of Sky Walk in Ainapahara in final stage
Khabarhub
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July 9, 2025
Skywalk in Ainapahara, Tanahu/RSS DAMAULI: The construction of the ‘Sky Walk’ at Ainapahara, a growing tourist destination in Aanbukhaireni Rural Municipality of Tanahun, is nearing completion. Initiated in the second week of the previous month,...
Construction of 24-Hour-Economy market starts soon on Jema-Kintampo highway
Joy FM
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July 9, 2025
The Kintampo South District Assembly in the Bono East Region is finalising processes for work to start on the construction of a new market under the implementation of the government’s flagship 24-hour economy. According to Kintampo South District...
Women SHG members in Sangareddy to get loans for Indiramma Houses construction
The Hindu
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July 9, 2025
Women SHG members in Sangareddy would get loans for construction of Indiramma Houses. The image used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Sangareddy collector P Pravinya announced on Monday (July 7, 2025) that ₹12 crore...
After months of construction, Wickford waterfront project nears end
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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Construction at Wickford’s waterfront began last summer The project will cost about $2.5 million and be completed around September or early October Where there were once metal pilings, passersby will now see a handsome seawall NORTH KINGSTOWN – In...
$11B Grain Belt Express transmission line slated for construction next year
ConstructConnect
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July 9, 2025
Contractors will begin work next year on an $11-billion, 800-mile-long transmission line that will eventually span Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana and add 5,000 megawatts of delivery capacity. The energy superhighway, dubbed the Grain Belt...
Construction company with 'blatant disregard to fire safety and law' fined £165,000
Manchester Evening News
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July 9, 2025
A construction company has been fined over what the Health and Safety Executive called 'a blatant disregard to both fire safety and the laws in place to protect people and places'. Altrincham-based Glovers Court Ltd was fined £165,000 after it...
Rewriting the rules of enterprise architecture with AI agents
CIO
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July 9, 2025
In cloud architectures, best practices around proscriptive environment configurations are routinely automated to ensure that critical factors, like sizing, cost, performance and security, are embedded through infrastructure-as-code by default and...
American Tourist Amazed by Russia’s Architecture, Warm People, and Efficient Public Transport
Pravda.ru
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July 9, 2025
American Tourist Amazed by Russia’s Architecture, Warm People, and Efficient Public Transport Young American traveler Timothy Hollar spent his vacation in Russia and shared his impressions of the country. During his trip, Hollar visited Saint...
‘Even one is too much’ – Loughborough University helps lead international effort to eliminate fatalities in construction
Loughborough University
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With construction topping the list for fatal workplace injuries in the UK, researchers from Loughborough University are calling for urgent action to achieve a zero-fatality target in construction. Pictured from the left on a stage are: Paul...
Armenian construction sector up 17.1% in five months, reaching 165.5 billion drams
ARKA
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NEWS » Economy » Armenian construction sector up 17.1% in five months, reaching 165.5 billion drams From January to May of 2025, Armenia's construction sector grew to 165,463.3 million drams (in current prices), which is a 17.1% increase compared...