CONSTRUCTION demand expected to hit $23 billion - $27 billion in 2008 against $24.5 billion in 2007: The bullish outlook for the construction sector is expected to be driven by the private sector, with demand from the public sector remaining firm.

The integrated resorts will continue to contribute as 50 per cent of the tenders are expected to be awarded in 2008. Coupled with firm public infrastructure demand stemming from various government initiatives to boost the tourist arrivals and to accommodate the Republic's growing population, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has forecast contracts awarded for 2008 to come in at $23 billion-$27 billion.

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However, it will be difficult for the shipping, banking and transport sectors, while stiff competition in agriculture, plantation and publishing industries will allow only the best to survive, according to well-known Feng Shui guru, Lillian Too.

"This is a year of unbalanced element with 'metal' and 'fire' sorely lacking. But it is also a year blessed with wealth and victory luck, and the key to getting the most out of the year is simply to get the timing right," Too told a packed audience at a full-day Feng Shui talk in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

The year has plenty of wealth potential, and is a year to think big. All animal signs, except for horse, could benefit from taking risks and being brave, she said.

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