Zuraida to visit Sarawak after ban lift
PETALING JAYA (June 20): Previously banned from entering Sarawak, Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) is scheduled to visit the state tomorrow.
Housing, Local Govt Ministry moots bigger homes for poor
PETALING JAYA (June 16): The Housing and Local Government Ministry’s National Community Policy which is slated to launch in August may include proposals for larger homes for the poor, said its Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
House foreign workers in hostels, not public housing
Petaling Jaya (June 13): Penang has called on the new Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin to build hostels for foreign workers in areas where they are employed in large numbers, such as production-driven maufacturing sites.
Government mulling 30% refund for public housing tenants to ease home ownership
NILAI (June 12): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said the ministry would consider implementing the SelangorKu model at the national level to enable youths to own a roof over their heads.
Cenbet: M’sia ready for local council elections now
PETALING JAYA (June 11): Malaysians are ready for local council elections now after experiencing a peaceful transfer of power following the 14th general elections, said the Centre for A Better Tomorrow (Cenbet) co-president Gan Ping Sieu.
KPKT: 7,000 cases in strata tribunal backlog
PUTRAJAYA (June 12): Minister of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Zuraida Kamaruddin has proposed that the number of strata tribunal presidents and interpreters be increased to clear the backlog of 7,000 cases.
KPKT looking at redeveloping Highland Towers site
PUTRAJAYA (June 5): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will be setting up a committee to study the feasibility of redeveloping the land surrounding the ill-fated Highland Towers in Ulu Klang, Selangor.
Housing and Local Govt Ministry to set up online platform for govt affordable housing
PUTRAJAYA (May 28): The Housing and Local Government Ministry is looking into setting up a one-stop online platform for government affordable housing that would enable applicants to submit their applications online and find out their approval status within days.
KPKT mulls syncing govt affordable housing schemes into one programme
PUTRAJAYA (May 22): The Housing and Local Government (KPKT) ministry is mulling a proposal to synchronise existing public affordable housing schemes — including PR1MA — under one programme to avoid overlaps, said its newly sworn-in minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
New housing and local government minister sworn in
PETALING JAYA (May 21): Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) has been sworn in as Housing and Local Government Minister, along with 11 other ministers, at the Istana Negara today, reported Bernama.
