News about state

GEORGE TOWN (Feb 20): The Penang government has stressed that the increase in quit rent in 2026 and the gazettement of 25 new townships are necessary measures to address long-standing inequities arising from rates that have not been reviewed for the past 30 years.

PETALING JAYA: (Feb 19) Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB) will undertake the construction of 6,545 Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR) units nationwide in 2026 as part of its ongoing affordable housing mandate.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pictured) on Tuesday called for conservation efforts to be carried out on the 100-year-old Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) building in Jalan Maharajalela.

PETALING JAYA: (Feb 16): Residents living near the data centre development at Nusajaya 2 Industrial Park, Gelang Patah, Johor, raised concerns over dust pollution and construction hours at a townhall session convened on Feb 12 by Kota Iskandar assemblyman Datuk Pandak Ahmad.

PUTRAJAYA (Feb 12): In a landmark judgement last week involving a property development project in Penang, the Court of Appeal (COA) ruled that for mixed developments, a single joint management body (JMB) should operate, and there should not be different managements for commercial and residential properties in the running of maintenance and management of the development.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): The Malaysian Bar stressed that the Housing Integrated Management System (HIMS) under the Ministry of Housing and Local Government does not govern or replace the legal stages of a housing transaction.

JOHOR BAHRU (Feb 10): KIP Real Estate Investment Trust has officially reopened KIPMall Tampoi following the completion of a comprehensive asset enhancement initiative (AEI) exercise.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 6): Clear compensation provisions must be stipulated in the Urban Renewal Act, says a legal expert.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Malaysia’s property market continues to grow at a steady pace, with the total transaction value expected to exceed RM250 billion this year, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): The Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) is in its final stage of drafting and is expected to be tabled this year, Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said.