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New Straits Times
03-05-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Pahang rolls out RM203mil for housing, fire stations and infrastructure
KUANTAN: The construction of six fire stations, seven solid waste management projects and eight People's Residential Programme (PRR) housing projects are among the slew of initiatives worth some RM203 million carried out across Pahang this year. Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said the planned public facility infrastructure development and upgrading projects will be executed in Pahang under the supervision of the relevant departments and agencies under the ministry. He said RM7.3 million has been set aside for the construction of the six fire stations including in Sungai Lembing, Goh Tong Jaya (Genting Highlands), Pulau Tioman(Rompin) and Bentong. "The solid waste management projects will be carried out by the National Solid Waste Management Department in Kuantan, Lipis, Maran, Bentong, Cameron Highlands, Temerloh, and Pulau Tioman with a cost of RM23 million. "Some RM21 million has been set aside for four development projects under the jurisdiction of the local authorities including the construction of a business centre in Cameron Highlands, developing Pekan Sentral in Pekan, and slope maintenance works. T "The project will be monitored by the local government department under the ministry along with the local authorities in Pahang," he told reporters when met at the ministry's Sentuhan Kasih programme at Kampung Cempaka here today. Nga had earlier handed over the house keys to the Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR) owners and mock cheques for the development and planning allocations in Pahang. Meanwhile, he said eight PRR housing projects—designed to offer integrated, commercially viable and conducive environments—will be built in Kuantan, Jerantut, Bentong, Temerloh, Maran, Inderapura and Bera, costing RM61 million. Nga said 782 Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR) units are being built in Pahang this year by Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd at a cost of RM63.45 million, with 472 units completed so far. "The RMR scheme was introduced to help households earning below RM5,000 a month who either have no home or are living in dilapidated conditions, but own land suitable for building. "Each unit is given a RM20,000 construction subsidy, borne by the government," he said. He said that to ensure all the planned projects are carried out according to schedule, the ministry will work closely with the Pahang government through the local authorities. "Some of the projects have already started and the ministry's key performance indicator is to complete them by the end of this year except for PRR. PRR will have to go through the tender process and will need time to complete," he said. Also present was Pahang Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Datuk Mohammad Fakhruddin Mohd Ariff.
The Star
28-04-2025
- Business
- The Star
Kelantan to adopt Act 672, seeks control over waste management contractors
KOTA BHARU: Kelantan is set to adopt the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act 2007 (Act 672) in response to rising waste management costs, following a briefing with the National Solid Waste Management Department. State Local Government, Housing, Health and Environment Committee chairman Hilmi Abdullah said, nevertheless, Kelantan aims to include a provision that would allow the state to appoint its own waste management contractors, following a model already implemented in Selangor and Penang. "Several states, including Selangor, Terengganu, Perak and Penang, are also in talks to adopt this act. We don't want Kelantan to fall behind," he told Bernama at the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration and the launch of Semar Emas Enterprise's new compactor lorry here on Monday (April 28). Kelantan had previously rejected the act due to conditions that required the transfer of state authority over waste management to the federal government, but is now seeking a renegotiation of terms over the sector's growing financial pressures. Hilmi said a special briefing will be held in Putrajaya for district council presidents and the State Economic Planning Unit to discuss the matter further. In another development, he reported that the state's RM2,000 fine for improper waste disposal is showing positive results. Local councils, supported by closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring, have successfully reduced violations, with no new fines issued recently, said Hilmi. "This approach is working and it's helping keep the state clean,' he added. - Bernama
Barnama
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Barnama
Kelantan To Adopt Act 672, Seeks Control Over Waste Management Contractors
KOTA BHARU, April 28 (Bernama) -- Kelantan is set to adopt the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act 2007 (Act 672) in response to rising waste management costs, following a briefing with the National Solid Waste Management Department (JPSPN). State Local Government, Housing, Health and Environment Committee chairman Hilmi Abdullah said, nevertheless, Kelantan aims to include a provision that would allow the state to appoint its own waste management contractors, following a model already implemented in Selangor and Penang. 'Several states, including Selangor, Terengganu, Perak and Penang, are also in talks to adopt this act. We don't want Kelantan to fall behind,' he told Bernama at the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration and the launch of Semar Emas Enterprise's new compactor lorry here today.
