Are urban Malaysians drowning in rising costs of living?
In the late 1980s, Mr and Mrs Koh, who were then in their mid-30s and had two young children, decided to buy a terraced home with a nice lawn.
Zuraida: Three years needed to prepare local council election's working paper
GEORGE TOWN (Aug 18): The Housing and Local Government Ministry needs three years to prepare the working paper on the proposal to implement local council elections for the Cabinet’s approval.
Monthly deduction for PPR rental payments implemented since last month - State Exco
ISKANDAR PUTERI (Aug 18): The state government has started deducting the People's Housing Project (PPR) rental payments directly from tenants’ monthly financial aid since last month, said Johor Housing, Communications and Multimedia Committee chairman Dzulkefly Ahmad.
Zuraida says her Ministry will work with Pahang Govt on Lynas' Permanent Disposal Facility
PEKAN (Aug 17): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) said yesterday that her Ministry will work with the Pahang Government to find a suitable site for rare earths processing company Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s (Lynas) Permanent Disposal Facility (PDF) for its Water Leach Purification (WLP) residue.
Ministry mulls setting up resettlement for UNHCR refugees: Zuraida
PETALING JAYA (Aug 8): Housing and Local Government Ministry is studying the idea of setting up a resettlement village to regroup refugees registered under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that are scattered all over the country.
Better accommodation for construction workers soon - CIDB
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is working closely with the Human Resources Ministry (MOHR) to develop the regulation for workers' housing and amenities, particularly, the minimum standard for their accommodation in the construction industry.
KPKT to work with financial providers to address loan rejections by banks
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): To ease the housing glut which mainly arises from loan rejection, the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) is looking to work with financial providers other than banks to provide home loans.
Dr M should finish a full term in office: Zuraida
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad should finish a full term as prime minister, said PKR vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin, The Star reported today.
'Rumah Selangorku' home ownership still low due to loan requirements — Haniza
SHAH ALAM (Aug 1): The Selangor Government received 189,892 applications for the Rumah Selangorku programme in the past five years, but sadly only a fraction of the applicants ended up owning the homes offered.
Illegal plastic factories, landfills to go in six months to one year - Zuraida
IPOH (July 17): The Ministry of Housing and Local Government aims to shut down illegal plastic factories and landfills in the country at the earliest, within six months, said its minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
