March 19, 2013
A committee headed by Assistant Housing Minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah will work together with the Land and Survey Department, the state Attorney General Chamber and his ministry to study and propose for the restructuring of the housing ordinance.

KUCHING: The government will be looking at amending the current housing ordinance in its efforts to update current regulations to suit current needs.
Housing Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said the current changing lifestyle of the people requires several amendments to be made.
Amendments will also aim at ridding loopholes, he added.
“A fine example on the issue is in regards to gated community. There is no specific rule and detail that can be looked at as basis for reference.
“For example, whether the roads within the housing are private or public ones,” said Abang Johari.
He added that his ministry has studied several examples of gated community especially the ones in Brisbane, Australia. He believed these will be a good basis for new regulations on gated community.
“Another rising issue is over commercial building with high-rise apartments. We know of three such examples at the moment, and they affect licensing.