City Hall approving projects illegally, says KL residents’ leader


Low Han Shaun

Dr Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman says it is time to revive local council elections so that City Hall has its own mayor and is managed professionally. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, February 14, 2018.

KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has been approving development projects illegally, said a veteran lawyer and head of the Selamatkan KL or Save KL (SKL) residents’ group, which is increasingly up in arms over new projects in already densely populated suburbs. 

Dr Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman said DBKL committed two main errors, which is to alter development plans without going through the proper legal process, and the second, failing to approve the city’s local plan within a reasonable time.


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  • Approving project's illegally?that's is the Hallmark of ketuanan what

    Posted 5 years ago by Leslie Chan

  • In 2008, it was under badawi. Now, under najib, everything planned in PM department. Trouble is, we do not know who is in charge there.

    Posted 5 years ago by Syed Putra