State committed to home ownership goal: Tiang

SIBU: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government has always been implementing policies that benefit the people, said Michael Tiang. The Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government, said was is very fortunate to have had visionary leaders like Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg who has the people’s well being […]

Reliable evidence crucial to Tribunal claims

SIBU: The Consumer Claims Tribunal on Monday dismissed a houseowner’s claim after he failed to show evidence that the tiles he had bought from a company were defective. Its president, Timothy Finlayson Joel, who presided over the case on Sept 5, said the claimant, Ling Hang Wee, had did not provide any reliable evidence when […]

House ownership amid price hikes

A HOUSE is a necessity for humans. It is indeed everyone’s dream to own their own house or a place where they can call home. But in tandem with development, the price of real estates in the country has gradually increased and spiked after the COVID-19 pandemic hit. According to the senior lecturer of the […]

House ownership for civil servants via PPAM projects

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The six Malaysian Civil Servants’ Housing (PPAM) projects in Sarawak are among 273 housing projects approved for development throughout the nation by the Housing and Local Government Ministry. Its minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said of the six PPAM projects in the state, two are being developed each in Kuching and […]

Re-introduced HOC a smart move

KUCHING: The re-introduction of the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) under the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) is a smart move by the government which has started the ball rolling in reviving the property market, said Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Sim Kiang Chiok. He noted that the government was […]