Government upping efforts towards Smart Cities

To incentivise towns and cities to transition into Smart Cities, the Ministry of Local Government Development (KPKT) will provide a RM200,000 grant to local authorities that win the Malaysia Urban Planning Awards (MUPA) starting next year.

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The Malaysian housing industry is efficient and competitive — the government should just focus on public housing

How do we compare our building costs to those in neighbouring countries? Are Malaysian developers making excessive profits? Are they building the wrong products at unreasonably high prices to maximise profits, resulting in an excessive number of unsold houses, instead of building more affordable houses? Last week, we provided our data-based analysis that contradicts the prevailing myth that housing is generally unaffordable in Malaysia.

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