COMMENT | Affordable housing conundrum

COMMENT | Besides the fight against corruption, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim added his voice for cheaper housing, calling for a change in policies.

Although they are laudable, in both instances, they are mere voices and will go no further. The occasional voices from various quarters will rekindle the issue with statements of support, sometimes for the two minutes of fame that come with it.

Like his predecessors who had embarked on such campaigns, it never went beyond announcements and setting up committees. Even though the PR1MA Act was promulgated in 2012 - the earth and the sky were promised but it was brought to the ground with a thud - unable to meet the demands and targets.

Last year, Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced...