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Nga's 'travel ban' for rogue developers' families likened to loan sharks

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming has come under fire over the plan to impose a travel ban on the family members of developers responsible for fraudulent activities and abandoned housing projects.

The National House Buyers Association likened it to the same measures employed by loan sharks.

The association’s honorary secretary-general Chan Kin Loon described the move as both “ridiculous” and an “overreach”.

He clarified that while the association does not oppose taking action against errant developers who breach the provisions...

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