KINIGUIDE | Urban Renewal Act
KINIGUIDE | Recently, a heated debate erupted in the Dewan Rakyat over the federal government’s plan to introduce an Urban Renewal Act, or URA.
While Putrajaya stresses the need for a new law that will allow redevelopment of old and dilapidated housing in urban areas, the proposal has received fierce pushback from opposition leaders who argued it will marginalise certain communities, especially those from the lower income groups.
This KiniGuide lists what we know so far about the URA.
What is the URA?
It is a new law that is still in the pipeline. The Housing and Local Government Ministry has prepared a draft of the bill and it is currently in the stage of gathering feedback from stakeholders.
This bill seeks to give a federal executive committee and state-level executive committees the power to…
