News about URA

PUTRAJAYA (May 28): The Housing and Local Government Ministry is looking into setting up a one-stop online platform for government affordable housing that would enable applicants to submit their applications online and find out their approval status within days.

PETALING JAYA (May 26): Local elections for city mayors and local council presidents will be held as soon as the country's economy stabilises, said new Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

Imagine coming back from work late one night to find your house flooded! A burst pipe from your bathroom upstairs had caused part of the floor/ceiling to collapse.

PUTRAJAYA (May 22): The Housing and Local Government (KPKT) ministry is mulling a proposal to synchronise existing public affordable housing schemes — including PR1MA — under one programme to avoid overlaps, said its newly sworn-in minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): Berjaya Assets Bhd posted net profit of RM16.

PETALING JAYA (May 21): Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) has been sworn in as Housing and Local Government Minister, along with 11 other ministers, at the Istana Negara today, reported Bernama.

PETALING JAYA (May 17): Ampang MP Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin is designated the Minister of Housing and Local Government, joining 11 other minister-designates in a list consented to by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong today.

SINGAPORE (April 25): The presence of green spaces can bring up the value of a public housing apartment, and on average, people would pay 3% more to live in a greener neighbourhood.

PETALING JAYA (April 19): The Department of Director General of Land and Mines (JKPTG), which falls under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, has established a Strata Ownership Special Fund (Tabung Khas Hak Milik Strata) with an allocation of RM12.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The annual BizSmart Challenge — Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd’s flagship programme to nurture and grow small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) — is back for its fifth year, and this time in the format of a reality TV show, with cash and media coverage prizes totalling RM1 million to be won.