Shaky foundation building skills crisis in malaysia

摘要

Kuala Lumpur-based Azman, a leading advocate for the use of more wood in building, told Inwood recently that profiteering developers, inadequate government control, specification of low-quality products and a "desperate" shortage of skilled carpenterswere at the root of the problem. "Basically, Malaysia has lost its woodworking experts - the carpenters and fine joiners who were trained in wooden boatbuilding on our east coast. Yes, there are still good craftsmen out there - like those in Bali - butthey are very thin on the ground."