States offering land for free will be prioritised for PPR projects – Nga

Local Government Development Ministry will prioritise states that offer land in strategic locations for free or at a nominal premium rate to implement people's housing projects (PPR).

Its minister, Nga Kor Ming said the move was to enable the government to optimise allocations for building houses instead of having to pay for the cost of land.

The federal government had always been fair and any state that is willing to offer land for free or at a nominal fee will be given priority in developing the housing programmes, he added...