Reviving sick projects

Awaiting completion: The 500-unit Taman Selayang Mutiara (Kristal Apartments) housing project has been abandoned since February 2013. A new contractor has been appointed to revive the project. — SS KANESAN/ The Star

VARIOUS factors have contributed to the malady of abandoned or “sick” housing projects plaguing peninsular Malaysia, particularly Selangor.

These include the movement control order (MCO) restrictions when the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020, labour shortage and rise in construction cost, according to Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda).