Public in uproar over illegal trim


SHADY trees along Jalan Kuching have been trimmed bare, presumably to increase the visibility of a nearby billboard, without the approval of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

DBKL Landscape and Recreation Department director Mustafa Mohd Nor said he was told of the trees being trimmed two weeks ago and the department was investigating the matter.

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