Foreigners given three months to vacate PPR housing

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Housing and Local Government ( KPKT) has given owners of People’s Housing Project ( PPR) units three months to vacate their houses from being rented by foreigners.

Its minister, Zuraida Kamaruddin said if the owners failed to vacate their premises within that period, removal action on the foreigners would be carried out and the owners would be penalised and their ownership rights would be withdrawn.

“The move is being taken to ensure that foreigners no longer occupy the PPR units and it would begin with houses under the supervision of KPKT and subsequently, it would move to the other sectors,” she said at a media conference at her ministry, here yesterday.

She added that the enforcement was being implemented to ensure that local people were being given priority to get the houses besides social issues that were frequently raised by the foreigners who occupied these houses.

Zuraida meanwhile said that KPKT would review various aspects of the services of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) including the existing standard operating procedure of the JBPM facilities such as vehicles, fire hydrants and rescue equipment.

“We will also give focus on the welfare of JBPM personnel throughout Malaysia especially in terms of their children’s education. The welfare of former members and widows would be reviewed along with the issue of critical allowance for personnel,”she said. — Bernama