News about KPKT

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican has been appointed as the new housing and local government minister under the new administration of newly-appointed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PUTRAJAYA (July 27): The housing development sector is allowed to resume operation under Phase 1 and 2 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) effective immediately, said the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) today.

PUTRAJAYA (June 1):  Facility and property management sector has now been approved to operate during the full movement control order (FMCO) period, said the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT).

KUALA LUMPUR (April30): Twenty-two Ramadan Bazaars at in several Covid-19 high-risk areas have been instructed to close from tomorrow by Local Government and Housing Ministry (KPKT) to curb the spread of Covid-19.

It sounds incredulous, but banks had initiated foreclosure proceedings against homebuyers, not because the latter had failed to pay their instalments, but to recover loans which their developers had defaulted! And this was legal because the developers had secured their loans by using the purchasers’ houses as collateral! The crux of the problem was that the Housing and Local Government Ministry’s (KPKT) prescribed sale and purchase agreement (SPA) allowed developers to build houses with the instalments of the purchase price paid by purchasers from the day the SPAs were signed.

PETALING JAYA (Nov 27): Public toilets in Sepang are among the cleanest in Malaysia and they have the awards to show for it, reported The Star.

Since its official launch in February 2019, Dasar Komuniti Negara (DKOMN or National Community Policy) has recorded an encouraging achievement in enhancing the living environment and quality of residents in Public Housing Projects (PPR).

PUTRAJAYA (Nov 17): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) aims to build the leadership capacity of young residents in the Public Housing Project (PPR) in the second phase of Dasar Komuniti Negara (DKOMN or National Community Policy).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2): DutaLand Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary has obtained a money lending licence.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): Sayangi Rumahku will see the completion of the refurbishment work at Flat Seri Kedah public housing scheme (or Perumahan Awam Seri Kedah) in mid-September! The painting work started from Sept 5 and was set to be completed by end-September, owing to prevailing weather conditions.