Raise consent rule to 95% in Urban Renewal Bill, says G25

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The group of prominent retired civil servants says the 80% threshold announced last week is still too low.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/09/02/raise-consent-rule-to-95-in-urban-renewal-bill-says-g25   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #G25 #UrbanRenewalBill #NgaKorMing

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00:00The G25 group of prominent retired civil servants has echoed calls for a further

00:06increase in the consent threshold outlined in the Urban Renewal Bill to 95% across the board.

00:12In a statement, G25 said remarks by Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Korming

00:17that all redevelopment projects under the bill would now require the agreement of 80% of owners

00:23meant that the rights of the 20% who objected could be overridden.

00:27The group said the bill creates a dangerous precedent

00:32where private property can effectively be seized through manufactured consent.

00:36Last week, Nga said the bill would be amended to reflect a new consent rule

00:40after the proposed law drew pushback from MPs and civil groups.

00:45The bill previously proposed a lower consent threshold for certain types of buildings,

00:49namely 75% for those over 30 years old and 51% for abandoned or unsafe buildings.

00:56The change followed concerns raised by the Parliamentary Committee on Infrastructure

01:00over the consent threshold during an August 21 engagement.

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