00:00The National Housebuyers Association has criticized Housing Minister Ngakor Ming's proposal to
00:07impose a travel ban on family members of developers involved in abandoned housing projects, calling
00:13it an overreach and ridiculous.
00:15HBA's Honorary Secretary General Chang Kim-lung said the association supports measures against
00:21developers who violate the Housing Development Control and Licensing Act 1966, but disagrees
00:27with penalizing innocent family members.
00:30Chang likened the proposal to loan sharks targeting the family members of a debtor,
00:34arguing it unfairly punishes those who have committed no crime.
00:38Lawyers Rajesh Nagarajan and former Malaysian Bar President Salim Bashir also opposed the
00:43proposal, with Rajesh citing Article 5 Sub 1 of the federal constitution which protects
00:48individual liberty.
00:50Rajesh questioned whether the restriction would extend to the developers' extended
00:54family, while Salim argued that family members should not be held liable unless they directly
00:58contributed to the wrongdoing.
01:01Last week, Ngak announced that his ministry intends to amend the Housing Development Act
01:05to tighten regulations on developers, including a travel ban for developers of abandoned projects
01:11and potentially their families.
01:14Danish Rajareza, FMT News.
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