{
  "id": 15534312,
  "title": "Some 227 Kampung Manis families in Penang set to receive replacement homes under Rumah MutiaraKu programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/some-227-kampung-manis-families-in-penang-set-to-receive-replacement",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T01:31:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/19/some-227-kampung-manis-families-set-to-receive-replacement-homes-under-rumah-mutiaraku-programme/239659"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "227 families residing in Penang's Kampung Manis will soon receive replacement homes under the Rumah MutiaraKu (RMKu) programme, according to Penang Housing and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Seri S. Sundarajoo. The Railway Assets Corporation (RAC) and Penang State Housing Board (LPNPP) have officially sealed the agreement by providing site clearance consent documents to affected residents, resolving a 70-year-long resettlement issue. Of the 227 families, 174 will receive a free house, while 53 others who are not permanent residents of Kampung Manis will receive houses at RM150,000 through a rent-to-own (RTO) scheme. The free replacement homes are 850 square feet, larger than the usual 650 square feet homes offered by LPNPP. The redevelopment project is expected to commence by the end of this year or early next year, contingent on the approval of the development plan by relevant authorities. The developer has 24 months from approval to complete the project.",
  "summary": "BUTTERWORTH, Oct 19 — A total of 227 families involved in the Kampung Manis resettlement here will receive re...",
  "key_points": [
    "227 Kampung Manis families to receive replacement homes under Rumah MutiaraKu program",
    "174 families to get free houses, 53 to receive houses via rent-to-own scheme",
    "Project to start by year-end or early next year after development plan approval"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Resolving this seventy-year resettlement issue provides long-term housing security for Kampung Manis residents while offering larger living spaces through a collaborative agreement between state and federal agencies.",
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Some 227 Kampung Manis families in Penang set to receive replacement homes under Rumah MutiaraKu programme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/some-227-kampung-manis-families-in-penang-set-to-receive-replacement-15538936",
        "published": "2026-10-19T01:31:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}