Free modern houses for squatter residents in Penang

Penang to redevelop 3 squatter settlements into modern housing

The Penang government will redevelop three long-standing squatter settlements in Seberang Perai into modern residential areas, offering improved housing to residents at no cost. This initiative is part of the state’s broader aim to eliminate squatter settlements and raise living standards. The affected villages—Kampung Manis (nearly 300 homes), Kampung Main Road in Perai (128 homes), and Kampung Ujung Batu in Bagan Dalam (357 homes)—have all agr…

Penang to redevelop three squatter settlements into modern residential areas

THE Penang government is set to transform three long-established squatter settlements in Seberang Perai into modern residential developments this year, as part of its ongoing effort to eradicate squatter areas and improve living conditions.   Penang Housing and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Seri Sundarajoo Somu said the redevelopment plans will offer larger, more comfortable homes...

Free modern houses for squatter residents in Penang

State housing and environment committee chairman S Sundarajoo says most of the homes involved were built illegally decades ago.