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KUALA LUMPUR (August 3): Rural Development Ministry Deputy Minister R.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): State governments should offer their lands for the development of affordable houses, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin in parliament today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): More power for women, and more facilities for them too! Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin announced today that Malaysia will have its first women-friendly sports complex in three years, reported Bernama.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): Approved permits (AP) for the import of the HS Code 3915 plastic waste for 114 companies and factories has been revoked for three months, effective July 23.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): A new national housing policy is scheduled to be unveiled three months earlier in September, says Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): State governments have been urged to support the construction of affordable homes by providing the sites to build the properties, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

PUTRAJAYA (July 20): To make it easier for the people to own and finance a home, a new national housing policy will be unveiled in December.

With a name synonymous with tragedy, the Highland Towers site located in Ulu Kelang, Selangor has long been abandoned since a block of the condominium collapsed in December 1993, killing 48 people.

PETALING JAYA (July 13): Malaysian social housing may have its image transformed as the Housing and Local Government Ministry look to Singapore's Housing and Development Board's (HDB) model to address its disorganised system.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 11):  Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Perak are supporting the state government’s plan to temporarily shut off public access to Gua Tambun, reported The Malay Mail today.