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The Ministry of Education (MOE) has received approval for 35 new projects valued at RM716.4 million, involving the construction of additional buildings for the Special Integrated Education Programme (PPKI) nationwide next year, including two new special education schools.

The government has approved an allocation of RM1.092 billion to the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) under the Fifth Rolling Plan 2025 to fund 70 projects to be carried out next year.

Al-Sultan Abdullah said that all old buildings or premises need periodic inspection to ensure they are safe to live in.

“Based on data from the National Property Information Centre, there was a significant increase in property management activities in the first half of 2024 compared to 2023."

He said strategic partnerships with the finance sector will be intensified to ensure better access to housing financing for Malaysians, especially youth.

Startled residents immediately took to social media, speculating on the source of the boom and vibrations, which occurred at 11.06am, and police said investigations are now underway.

The government's desire to create a livable and humane People’s Housing Programme (PPR) can be achieved through home purchase tax incentives and provisions for maintenance and upgrading projects as announced under Budget 2025.

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will utilise the RM10 million allocated in Budget 2025 to carry out an underground utility mapping study in the federal capital’s golden triangle, said Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Dr Maimunah Mohd Sharif.

Pelaburan Hartanah Bhd (PHB) has partnered with IJN Holdings Sdn Bhd (IJN) for the future expansion of the National Heart Institute’s (IJN) healthcare facilities.

Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was handed a life sentence on Thursday in the second trial related to country’s largest-ever financial fraud case, reported German news agency dpa quoting state media.