Housing Ministry allocates RM642mil for low-cost housing projects in Kelantan

TANAH MERAH: The Housing and Local Government Ministry has allocated RM642mil for the construction of 3,574 units of People’s Housing Project (PPR) homes in Kelantan. Its deputy minister, Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu, said that 3,268 low-cost housing units have been completed, while the remaining 306 units are still under construction. "As of December last year, the government...

QuickCheck: Is a Sabah district council selling forms linked to a new PPR?

GIVEN how in-demand affordable housing is, it is very likely that any posts online claiming that a government body is selling forms for a People's Housing Project (PPR) would go viral rapidly. Recently, a claim made the rounds online that the Putatan District Council is selling forms online for the construction of a new PPR project? Is...

Bersih lodges police report against Zahid for allegedly attempting to influence voters

JOHOR BARU: The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) has lodged a police report against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi over allegedly trying to influence voters at a people’s housing project (PPR). Bersih chairman Thomas Fann said the decision to lodge the report was made from a video clip during the...