News about URA

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): After the negative limelight over the US$100 billion Forest City mega project in Johor, the state government will now come up with clearer guidelines on residential development, especially involving the issue of gazetted international land.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): Umno Youth claimed that some homes were “missing” in Johor’s affordable housing scheme (RMMJ) but it looks like they have not even been built yet.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 2): Putrajaya will come up with more explicit guidelines related to foreign purchases of properties into the RM410 billion-Forest City in Johor to help investors avoid making risky decisions, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

SELANGOR (Sept 1): Housing and Local Government Minister (KPKT) Zuraida Kamaruddin has described the Eco Majestic township in Semenyih as the “best she has visited so far” as a minister.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 29): Raj's Banana Leaf restaurant in Bangsar which starred in a viral video showing its employees washing dishes and cutlery in potholes full of murky water has passed rigorous inspections by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) and the Ministry of Health and has reopened as RBL Banana Leaf.

Malaysian house prices are in continuous upward trend since 1990.

PUTRAJAYA (August 28): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has ordered Housing and Local Government Minister (KPKT) Zuraida Kamaruddin  to form a committee to assess agreements and deals pertaining to the sale of residential units in the Forest City project in Johor.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 28): The decision to ban foreign buyers of units in Country Garden Holdings' Forest City development in Johor is not official yet, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

Murals and street art are all the rage in the country right now and no wonder, as the often attention-grabbing and thought-provoking renditions hold a certain charm that passers-by and intentional visitors can’t help but admire.

It is not easy serving the people, as many of the new Malaysian cabinet ministers are quickly finding out.