KL and JB ranked second and third in South-East Asia


PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur has been ranked the second best city in South-East Asia in Mercer's 2017 Quality of Living rankings, with Johor Baru in third place.

The annual survey by consulting firm Mercer, used by multinational companies to design expatriate packages, ranked Kuala Lumpur as second for the city with the best quality of life in South-East Asia, with a global ranking of 86 out of 231 cities surveyed.

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