'Can't collate public housing data as no one database'

Technically speaking, someone who is allotted public housing in one state, could apply for, or even get allocated public housing in another state.

This is because there is no single database which holds all the data on public housing in Malaysia, audiences at a panel discussion on public housing were told this morning.

In fact, the data is kept at various levels of local, state and central government, resulting in no proper mapping or planning on the provision of public housing in Malaysia...