Govt entrusts Sheda with special task
KUCHING: A total of 2,000 units of affordable housing will be built a year, starting from 2022, in line with the state government’s RM10 million allocation in the Sarawak Housing Deposit Assistance Scheme (HDAS). In conjunction with this, Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) president Augustine Wong Chung Ho expressed his gratitude to […]
Developers call for building material price controls
KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Sheda) has called for temporary price controls on important building materials. Its chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok said this would ensure price increases could be controlled and absorbed by the market slowly without affecting the national economy badly. He said a sharp surge in demand in […]
Sheda helps construction industry with workers shortage
KUCHING: Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) has embarked on a private initiative to assist in a recalibration programme for migrant construction workers in Sarawak. The move is part of the association’s initiative to relieve the current shortage of workers in the construction industry. Its president Augustine Wong Chung Ho said that the […]
Kuching Smart City Masterplan a game changer
KUCHING: The Kuching Smart City Masterplan (KSCMP) has been commended by Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok as a good initiative and the right progressive step following the implementation of the Miri Smart City initiative. The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman said the KSCMP with the first Smart City Operating System […]
Bank Negara urged to review policies
KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Sheda) has requested Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to review various policies, including establishing a minimum quota for housing loans and business finance approvals in Sarawak. While Bank Negara cannot dictate what commercial banks should do, Sheda president Augustine Wong Chung Ho believes that it is equally […]
Businesses worried about uncertainty after PM exit
KUCHING: Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok says he is saddened by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s resignation as prime minister, which has undoubtedly created uncertainty in the country. The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Sheda) Kuching chairman highlighted that the main priority in the present situation was to manage the pandemic in order to protect […]
Sheda involved in registration drive for migrant workers
KUCHING: Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) is now actively involved in a mass recalibration programme for migrant workers in Sarawak. “It is part of the association’s initiative to relieve the current shortage of workers in the construction industry,” said its president Augustine Wong Chung Ho. “Sheda is now embarking on a registration […]
Sheda backs Abang Johari on upgrade of Mutiara Mortgage and Finance
KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) has backed the announcement of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to upgrade Mutiara Mortgage and Finance (MMF), a Sarawak-owned financial and mortgage institution that provides loans to lower-income Sarawakians to enable them secure house loans. During a recent discussion with Sheda, Abang […]
Sheda assures houses to remain affordable
KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) will implement more medium- and long-term recovery measures to ensure houses will remain affordable for Sarawakians. The association applauded the state government’s Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance 7.0 (BKSS 7.0) to help the business communities in the state. “We see the state government is hearing the […]
Developers call on Abang Johari
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy visit from representatives of Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here, on Wednesday. The visitors were led by Sheda’s president Augustine Wong Chung Ho and comprised its deputy president Louis Ting, secretary-general Angie Kueh and treasurer-general John […]
