PEPS: Residential Tenancy Act unnecessary

PEPS president Subramaniam Arumugam: Micromanaging the real estate sector in this sector in this manner, particularly through a government bureaucracy, may not align with investor-friendly policies.

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KPKT 2023 Report Card

Aside from the completion of a number of housing projects for the rakyat, KPKT also introduced a number of guidelines for urban planning and sustainable developments in our cities that will be set in motion over the next few years.

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Urban Renewal Act: Is KPKT biting more than it can chew?

A new Act will surely come with its own set of challenges, but is KPKT capable of monitoring it when it has not been able to resolve the current spate of problematic projects? The Ministry of Local Government Development (KPKT) has recently announced that the Urban Renewal Act will be tabled next year.

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Government upping efforts towards Smart Cities

To incentivise towns and cities to transition into Smart Cities, the Ministry of Local Government Development (KPKT) will provide a RM200,000 grant to local authorities that win the Malaysia Urban Planning Awards (MUPA) starting next year.

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