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Penang hands over keys for 720 low-cost homes

 Housing, Poverty  62 Responses »
Mar 062012
 
Penang hands over keys for 720 low-cost homes

The Penang state government has handed over the keys for a RM80m low- and medium-cost housing project developed by PDC in Sungai Dua.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 10.08am  Tagged with: low-cost housing, PDC, Sungai Dua

Malaysians struggle as household debt soars

 Economy, Housing, Poverty  23 Responses »
Mar 042012
 
Malaysians struggle as household debt soars

It is not just household debt as a percentage of GDP that we should be concerned about, but household debt compared to disposable income is even more crucial. Take a look at the yellow bar to see where we stand.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 7.36pm  Tagged with: GDP, household debt, income

Maintenance challege for low-income housing

 Housing, Poverty  42 Responses »
Mar 012012
 

The biggest challenge for low-cost housing in the country – apart from actually building enough low-cost homes – is the maintenance of these blocks.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 7.01pm  Tagged with: gated communities, HDB, low-cost housing, Singapore

What kind of development do we want for Penang?

 Housing, Old Penang, Sustainable development  22 Responses »
Feb 272012
 

Surely we need a balanced, sustainable model of development that would also preserve our social and cultural heritage. MPPP councillor Dr Lim Mah Hui made the following address at a full council meeting of the MPPP on 24 February 2012.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 9.41pm  Tagged with: George Town, heritage, MPPP, Penang

Ground-breaking ceremony for HDB-designed flats

 Housing, Public transport, Sustainable development  43 Responses »
Feb 162012
 

The state government today held a ground-breaking ceremony for 12000 cheaper homes in Bandar Cassia in Batu Kawan on mainland Penang designed by the Singapore HDB consultants.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 5.55pm  Tagged with: affordable housing, Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan
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