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Give top priority to affordable homes 01 Apr 2021 / 23:42 H.
OF all the tasks any government undertakes in nation-building, I cannot think of a more crucial one than housing the people. Not just any kind of housing, but affordable homes.
And by the same token, affordable not merely on paper but within the means of particularly the low-income population, better known as the B40 group.
Readers of this column might get the impression that this is a problem that exists only in developing countries. It is not. The United States of America is touted as the world’s richest nation but when it comes to housing its people, there is no doubt that the US has failed its poor population miserably.
KLANG (March 8): The Council of Malaysian Women Political Leaders (COMWEL) will propose to the Election Commission (EC) to designate 30% of Parliament and state assembly seats for women in the next general election. Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin, who is also COMWEL founder and president, said the council would also advocate for the 30% representation for women in local governments and any other leadership and decision-making positions.
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Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin delivers her speech during the opening ceremony of the Malaysia Urban Forum 2020 in Kuala Lumpur September 28, 2020. Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
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KLANG, March 8 The Council of Malaysian Women Political Leaders (Comwel) will propose to the Election Commission (EC) to designate 30 per cent of Parliament and state assembly seats for women in the next general election.
Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin, who is also Comwel founder and president, said the council would also advocate for the 30 per cent representation for women in local governments and any other leadership and decision-making positions.
21 Feb 2021 / 16:26 H. Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah during the proclamation of city status for Kuantan ceremony. Also in attendance was Prime Minister Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, his wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman dan Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin.- Bernama
KUANTAN, Feb 21: The proclamation of Kuantan as a city today will ensure economic growth which will be enjoyed by its population as well as those in the outskirts and neighbouring districts such as Pekan and Maran, said Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail.