KUCHING: Longhouses that deviate too much from their original design must be relooked into, said Housing Assistant Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.
“If there is any problem with the design of longhouses built by Housing Development Corporation/Perumahan (HDC), we will have to address it. The design cannot deviate too much from the original design of longhouses. For instance, the ‘ruai’ is for communal activities. If it is too small, it wouldn’t do,” he said.
On complaints from certain quarters in Betong who were not happy with specifications allegedly given by HDC because they made their longhouses smaller, Abdul Karim said he was not aware of any application from the area.
“As far as I’m concerned, we have not received any application from Betong to build longhouses. However, there have been grants given out for the expansion of longhouses,” said the Asajaya assemblyman.