KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasised that housing projects, especially affordable homes, must address human-centric aspects and basic needs of the people.
He said that while pursuing development progress, it is crucial to avoid neglecting fundamental housing requirements for the community as a whole.
Anwar stated that affordable housing should not only provide comfort for the people but also be of high quality.
“I wish to highlight … we all want to achieve economic growth, but we must remind ourselves that development must be humane.
“For example, if high-end housing has premium swimming pools, at the very least, affordable housing should provide a pool that people can benefit from. If luxury homes have golf courses, the people should at least have playgrounds.
“We provide the best facilities we can, so they feel they are part of society and the country recognises their role,” he said during the Joint Development Agreement Signing Ceremony for the Bakat Baru Madani Affordable Housing between Penang Development Corporation, PDC Properties and SkyWorld here today.
— Bernama
