News about Housing and Local Government

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): The tearing down of the two surviving Highland Towers blocks has been put back to allow more study of the “structures”, Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin told the Malay Mail yesterday in response to queries.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): Residents living in the vicinity of Highland Towers (pictured) continue to ask for the surviving two blocks to be torn down, reported The Malay Mail.

PUTRAJAYA (Dec 10): The Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) has announced today that local council elections “are off the cards”, according to a report by the Malaysiakini news portal.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Besides state governments, the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has requested other federal ministries to provide unused strategic land for the development of affordable housing, said minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 29): Utility companies will have to pay for the building of their respective facilities at affordable housing schemes, and bear the costs, under a guideline of the upcoming National Housing Policy (NHP) 2.

SEMENYIH (Nov 28): Minister of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Zuraida Kamaruddin said the ministry is exploring the possibility of building connecting units for the aged and families in new affordable housing projects.

SEMENYIH (Nov 28): A home designed and built based on a survey findings of what the majority of Malaysians want in a home has been unveiled today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 27): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin says the events that took place at the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in USJ 25 early this morning should serve as a lesson to authorities, to handle problems before things worsen.

许多人买房第一问题往往是“发展商是谁？”，因为对他们来说，买房最大的恶梦是工程中断、计划拖延，甚至最后被搁置。 因此，如果想要避免这种情况，可以从房屋和地方政府部（KPKT）旗下国家房屋发展局公布的产业发展商黑名单，在买房前先查询该计划的发展商是否在黑名单内。 截至今年9月14日，该名单内有169个发展商搁置发展计划、91个无牌发展商、474个发展商违反领域法令，以及312个发展商层被控上房屋仲裁庭。 EdgeProp.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 23): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said that helping the B40 group to own a home and improve their livelihood will continue to be her focus, and the upcoming National Community Policy would help achieve the desired outcome.