News about KPKT

KEPALA BATAS (June 13): Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican has asked the Penang government to provide information on the industrial sector to be developed at the high-technology industrial area on a 339-hectare site in Jalan Tun Hamdan Sheikh Tahir.

PUTRAJAYA (April 29): The Housing Price Mapping initiative will be introduced as a guide for developers in providing affordable housing in the country, said Deputy Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Abd Muttalib.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The Malaysian Housing Financing Initiative (i-Biaya) is one of four components of the Home Ownership Programme (HOPE) and among efforts of the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) to increase home ownership among the people.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has appointed 25 members to its Panel of Experts, comprising individuals and industry players with extensive experience in the housing sector.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 15): UOA Development Bhd took the No 1 spot at this year’s The Edge Malaysia Top Property Developers Awards (TPDA), the first time the company has done so.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 9): The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) through Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA) has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Sinergi Dayang Sdn Bhd (Sinergi Dayang) — an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of WZ Satu Bhd — to develop affordable housing in Pahang.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): The government will set up a panel of experts to review the ceiling price of the existing affordable housing, said Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Muttalib.

PUTRAJAYA (Oct 29): The Housing and Local Government (KPKT) minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican described the newly announced Budget 2022 as a strategic plan that covers every aspect, including socioeconomic, strengthening businesses and the health system to facilitate the country moving towards recovery.

The Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said in a recent Parliament sitting that there were currently 79 abandoned housing projects involving 17,724 housing units in Peninsular Malaysia, affecting 11,824 buyers.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Just four developers in the country are able to carry out the build-then-sell (BTS) concept, Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said in the Dewan Rakyat today.