News about URA

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.

PUTRAJAYA (July 11): The National Community Policy (Dasar Komuniti Negara), which will be presented by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) to Cabinet for approval in August, is currently at the planning stage.

PETALING JAYA (July 11): The Housing and Local Government Ministry may seek to lift the current freeze on new luxury residential developments, prompted by signs that the economy is improving, said its minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): The government wants to stop using landfills while studies are to be conducted to adopt more energy efficient and eco-friendly methods of waste disposal.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) will consider conducting studies on the categories and levels of danger of recreational areas in the country.

PUTRAJAYA (July 9): The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has appointed 16 presidents to the Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims and Strata Management Tribunal to tackle the rising number of tribunal case in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has not received any report about the the construction of Federal Territory Houses (Rumawip) being halted, Bernama reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): News that the Housing and Local Government Ministry is in talks with Bank Negara Malaysia to draw out the guidelines for a more relaxed loan scheme for some homebuyers may raise hopes of better earnings for the property firms.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 6): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will initiate an investigation into the business activities, dealings and performance of the 1Malaysia People’s Housing Programme’s (PR1MA), minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) told a publication today.