Govt seeks solution for damaged RM23.7mil Sabah housing project
KUALA LUMPUR: The Housing and Local Government Ministry is assessing solutions to address structural problems at a RM23.7 million People’s Housing Programme (PPR) project in Beaufort, Sabah.
The Malaysian government is exploring options to resolve structural issues at a RM23.7 million People's Housing Programme (PPR) project in Beaufort, Sabah. Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming revealed that the project, finished in 2017, remains vacant due to damage from ground movement. According to investigations by the Public Works Department, one terrace block with eight units suffered serious structural cracks.
Another block has five units with moderate cracking caused by soil settlement, impacting the building's stability and structural integrity. Although the affected units have been demolished, ongoing ground movement has hindered the completion of repair works. The ministry carried out forensic testing and geotechnical investigations between October 2024 and May 2025, concluding that the primary cause of the failure was uneven soil strata at the site, exacerbated by soft soil layers and high organic content leading to ground instability and uneven settlement.
Laboratory tests from August 2025 to May 2026 confirmed that the concrete's compressive strength was inconsistent and fell short of design strength requirements. As of July 2026, all 67 units under the RM23.7 million PPR project in Kampung Selagon, Beaufort, were still unoccupied because of structural damage from ground movement.
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