IPOH, Feb 8 — Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said today that the proposal to nominate Chinese New Villages in Selangor as Unesco World Heritage sites is not intended to adopt a zero-sum game approach.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) received 34,389 distress calls for fires last year, involving RM2.6 billion in estimated losses.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 30 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) successfully resolved 11,361 Housing and Strata Management Tribunal (TPPS) cases last year, said its minister Nga Kor Ming.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 27 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) is targeting 50 local authorities to implement new initiatives, namely the Industrial Green Lane, Prerequisite and Self-Regulation, this year.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 24 — Three international programmes to be organised simultaneously by the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) this October will have a significant impact on the Malaysia's fire and rescue industry, says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 23 — As part of the digital transformation effort, the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) aims to collect RM400 million this year via the PBTPay initiative, which will be expanded to 102 local authorities in the Peninsula.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department’s (JBPM) deputy-director (operations) Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad has been appointed as JBPM’s new director-general effective yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 29 — Deputy Director-General (Operations) of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Datuk Nor Hisham Mohamad will assume the post as director-general effective Jan 1, 2024, following the retirement of Datuk Seri Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin.

KOTA BHARU, Dec 28 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will, via its agencies, identify damage to flood victims' houses before taking the appropriate action.

SERDANG, Dec 28 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has implemented a total of 5,196 development projects for the people this year with a RM700 million allocation.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 26 — The Local Government Development Ministry has been rebranded to the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — The property market showed a consistent improvement in 2023, especially in the second half, compared to the past few years, signaling a recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.

JOHOR BAHRU, Dec 3 — The Local Government Development Ministry (KPKT) is helping Johor to resolve the relocation issue involving residents living in 10,301 squatter houses in the state.

IPOH, Dec 2 — The Local Government Development Ministry (KPKT) has given campsite operators a minimum of two years to comply with the Campsite Planning Guidelines (GPP) issued today.

IPOH, Dec 2 — The PR1MA Community Fire Brigade programme was created to provide residents with basic firefighting training so that they are prepared in the event of an emergency in their homes.

By Yasmin Ramlan PETALING JAYA, Nov 29 — The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has maintained a 24-hour disaster operations room since November 3, given the northeast monsoon season, which is expected to take place starting this month until March next year. Its deputy mayor Aznan Hassan said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — A total of 260,000 affordable housing units, or 52.38 per cent of the 500,000 units target outlined in the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) by 2025, have been built so far, the Dewan Negara was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — The Local Government Development Ministry (KPKT) is spending RM90.4 million for the maintenance and repairs of 850 low and medium private and public strata housing throughout the country except Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — The Safe City Programme (PBS), aiming to create a safer and more peaceful community, has achieved its target of having ‘black spots’ ‘whitened’ from 2018 to 2022, according to the Auditor General’s Report 2022.

KEPALA BATAS, Nov 18 — The government, via the Local Government Development Ministry (KPKT), has approved RM57.695 million to develop the Fire and Rescue Department's (JBPM) facilities and infrastructure, as well as strengthen its Air Division.