Communities embrace new back lanes

(From left) DBKL Project Implementation and Building Maintenance Department deputy director Mohd Fadzil Noh, Mohd Najib and Natasha admiring the colourful back lanes during their site visit. — ART CHEN / The Star

THE birds chirp and hop about in their cages, while owner Saw Chay Yong keeps a watchful eye on his magpies (murai) from his workshop nearby.

Saw and his neighbours are among the communities that have adopted the back lanes in their neighbourhood as part of the Laneways Project by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).