Provide termite treatment ,builders told
16/06/2004 NST

KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Housing developers should provide termite control systems to buyers to ensure that the properties are pest-free, said the Ministry of Housing and Local Government.

"I hope, in the near future, our country would consider adopting practices and policies for termite treatment on housing projects, similar to what other countries had done," said Deputy Minister Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew.

Termites are a serious problem because many houses in Malaysia are built on former plantation land.

In some countries, properties must be certified to be termite-free before being sold. Otherwise banks would not approve loans for them, he said.