Don’t delay Act 446 implementation
PUTRAJAYA: The implementation of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 446) should not be delayed because some industries are already abiding by it, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan. Commenting on requests from the Malaysia Employers’ Federation and the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers for Act 446 to […]
Lower housing prices after MCO
KUCHING: Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Sim Kiang Chiok anticipates that housing prices in Sarawak will stabilise albeit slightly lower once the movement control order (MCO) is lifted. “We had a few poor years prior to the MCO, and presently prices of properties have already adjusted downward with the […]
Sri Pertiwi affordable housing scheme launched
KUCHING: The inaugural Sri Pertiwi Affordable Housing Scheme for the middle-income group (M40) in Sarawak was launched yesterday. Officiating at its ground-breaking ceremony at the site of Aurora Heights in Batu Kawa was Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He revealed that the scheme, which offers about 300 housing units, […]
Malaysia to roll out RTO scheme by January
GEORGE TOWN: The rent-to-own (RTO) scheme for housing projects up to RM500,000 is expected to roll out across Malaysia by January next year, State Housing, Local Government and Town and Country Planning committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said yesterday. He said that he received the information from Finance Minister’s special assistant Tony Pua during a […]
