Housing
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Housing and infrastructure
More affordable homes in the offing
The Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan announced that his ministry would accelerate the development of affordable homes for all Malaysians.
"We are committed to ensure national housing projects are completed successfully,"he said.
Abdul Rahman, who is also member of parliament for Kota Belud, stressed the need to develop key infrastructure to facilitate urban development. Among others, he said the ministry is also concerned about improving solid waste management nationwide.
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Sabah Receives RM67.49 Million Boost for Affordable Housing
The Ministry of Housing and Local Government has distributed annual grants totalling RM67.49 million to 20 local municipal authorities in the state this year.
Housing
More hurdles cleared for first time homeowners
Anyone earning up to RM5,000 who wishes to buy a first home may now take up a loan under the government's My First Home Scheme (SRP). This is because the income limit of individual borrowers has been increased from RM3,000 to RM5,000 beginning this month.
Housing Policy
State Government defers policy on affordable houses pending report on glut
The Local Government and Housing Ministry is contemplating a deferment of the newly announced housing policy that requires Sabah's property developers to provide at least 30 percent of affordable housing units in every new development project next year.
According to Datuk Hajiji Noor, this is in response to Sabah Real Estate Developers Association or Shareda's appeal to the state government reconsider the policy, citing the availability of many unsold affordable housing units in the current market.
Property
Musa pays tribute to surveyors
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Hj. Aman paid tribute to surveyors in his speech at the 30th Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) Sabah Branch Annual Dinner and Installation Night cum Charity Dinner. His speech was read by Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Resource Development and Information Technology Datuk Dr. Yee Moh Chai who represented him at the dinner function.
Housing
Affordable Housing Units Underway
More affordable housing units are in the plans for Sabah in the future, Minister of Local Government and Housing, Hajiji Noor said at the State Assembly today.
PR1MA
PR1MA Homes for middle-income Sabahans
State Minister for Local Government and Housing Datuk Hajiji Noor said that the state government would make recommendations to the federal government regarding the possibility of opening up suitable undeveloped land belonging to government agencies for the construction of affordable homes under the 1Malaysia Public Housing project (PR1MA), a move that would benefit the middle income group in Sabah.
Property
Big sum, poor sales
Susan Wong Siew guen is elated that the recent four-day property exhibition “sold” 1,500 flats or condominiums, houses and shops worth 650m ringgit ($209.4m). She is the president of the Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Shareda) which holds the yearly ProPEX in Kota Kinabalu. The figure may look good. But it is only a quarter of the 2.6 billion ringgit of properties put up for sale. Exhibitors had hoped to sell most of their 6,000 properties.
Housing
Good and cheap houses
Buyers have always complained of poor quality houses because building contractors cut corners, according to Idris Haron, chairman of Syarikat Perumahan Nasional Berhad, the national housing company. And he has offered two solutions to builders that he hopes will ensure good and cheap houses for the poor: He forbids them from sub-contracting their projects while his company will no longer retain 5% of their contract money as a guarantee against building defects.
Local government
Upbeat Hajiji wants more houses for the poor
Local government and housing minister Hajiji Noor is upbeat about the new year, having had a successful 2010. He has been busy building houses for the poor with federal funds. More than 20,000 low-cost houses have been built. But he wants another 20,000 under the new 10th five-year Malaysia development plan. The federal government plans 1,000 of these houses for Sabah but Chor Chee Hung, Hajiji's federal counterpart, told chief minister Musa Aman on January 10 that he would consider more.
Housing and schooling
Better living for Mengkabong villagers
Firdaus Irwan, 12, isn't sure what he would do with the 200 ringgit ($64) of welfare aid. It's in his bank savings account and so it will stay there, he says. He is one of 400 poor pupils in the Tuaran district who are given 130,050 ringgit a year under three government welfare schemes. He spends one ringgit a day to hitch a ride on a truck to school and back to his house in Tuaran town, about 3km from Sekolah Rendah Mengkabong.
Low-cost housing
Houses for the homeless
Since becoming minister of Sabah local government and housing six years ago, Hajiji Noor, 54, has been busy building low-cost houses for the homeless poor to help wipe out poverty and squatters. Through the federally funded Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB), his ministry has already built 12,000 of these houses. Twenty thousand of them, including 700 in Penampang, are expected to be ready in the next few months.
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Quotes of the Day
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Change is already taking place and change from within is what the government has done.
Prime Minister Datuk Najib Tun Razak referring to the success of the National Transformation Program that has already changed the nation for the better.
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We know of the people's aspirations... They want development so as to raise their quality of life. This is our struggle, we want to ensure progress for the people.
UMNO Deputy President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin speaking to the Sandakan community at the 'An Afternoon with the Deputy Prime Minister' event yesterday.
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I encourage more companies in Malaysia to do likewise by playing a bigger role in conservation, as it is only through our collective efforts, that we will be able to pass on a beautiful country to our future generations.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman congratulated Astro for taking the initiative to organise the record breaking under water clean-up.
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Do not take for granted the support given by the people. We, the elected representatives, must work hard to ensure the promises we made during the 13th general election are implemented accordingly.
The newly reappointed Sabah Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman, speaking at a thanksgiving ceremony held at Sandakan's Sri Libaran Hall on May 16th recently.
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Sabah is blessed with a wealth of natural treasures and for this reason, it is everyone’s responsibility to work together and do their part in keeping our streets, parks and beautiful beaches clean for all to enjoy.
Kota Kinabalu City Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir commenting on the Quality Environmental Practices Certification(5S) report presented by the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) to the Cleanliness and Environmental Health Department (JKKP) of KK City Hall yesterday.