URBAN living can be a challenge, especially for those in the B40 group.Many are forced to reside in older walk-up apartments, which are showing signs of wear and tear over the decades.
KUALA LUMPUR: While upholding the use of Bahasa Malaysia, efforts will be made to strengthen the use of English among civil servants this year, says Nga Kor Ming.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Housing and Local Development Ministry will look to propose 12 new initiatives on tackling current housing and urbanisation issues during the two-day Cabinet retreat, says Nga Kor Ming.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday pledged to reform the nation’s building regulations, two days after a fire in Kaohsiung killed 46 people.
The death toll from the fire at the 13-story Cheng Chung Cheng (城中城) building in the early hours of Thursday was the second-highest in Taiwan’s history, behind a February 1995 blaze at the Weierkang Club in Taichung that killed 64.
Speaking after visiting those injured in the fire at the 40-year-old Kaohsiung building, Tsai said that building safety regulations were lax, adding that she had instructed the Cabinet to propose plans to improve the safety of all properties while facilitating
Kaohsiung, Oct. 16 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) Saturday pledged to reform Taiwan's current building regulations, two days after a fire in Kaohsiung killed 46 people.