CYBERJAYA: Affordable housing prices remain below RM300,000 despite the implementation of a targeted diesel subsidy.
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu clarified that the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) maintains effective monitoring to prevent any arbitrary price hikes or increases in management service costs.
“So far, there has been no increase in house prices. The price of affordable housing remains below RM300,000,” she said.
She was speaking to the media after the 2024 Sentuhan Kasih Sepang sacrificial ritual programme with the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT).
Aiman Athirah also assured that the prices of goods in the construction sector will not be affected as they are under control.
Meanwhile, JBPM Director-General Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad noted that this year’s sacrificial ritual involved 33 cows and 4 goats, making it the largest sacrificial event organised by JBPM.
“The main emphasis of the sacrifice is the willingness of our officers to participate in this ritual and their camaraderie, which embodies its spirit,” he said.
Nor Hisham said that 1,000 people took part in the ritual, which included 250 JBPM members and 50 KPKT officers.
— BERNAMA
