Rethinking redevelopment

(From left) Rehda Malaysia president Datuk NK Tong, Chan, Akmal Nasrullah, MIP president Datin Noraida Saludin, Rehda Kuala Lumpur chairman Adrina Muztaza, PAM council member Datuk Zulkhairi Md Zain and DBKL chief town and country planner Shariman Abdul Wahab at the WCSC 2023 international conference. — Photos: FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

AN urban renewal law is being proposed to deal with old properties in Kuala Lumpur that cannot be redeveloped based on existing redevelopment requirements.

Deputy Local Government Development Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said, “There are about 140 old places in Kuala Lumpur that are bound to be redeveloped, but some cannot be done based on current redevelopment requirements.