Zuraida: Village development officers appointed to help coordinate efforts in new villages


KUALA LUMPUR: Village development officers are appointed by the Housing and Local Government Ministry to help coordinate the development of 613 Chinese new villages in the country, says its minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pic).

"The ministry does not appoint local councillors but appoints village development officers for the purpose of coordinating matters with the respective heads of 613 Chinese new villages in the country," she said when answering a question raised by William Leong Jee Keen (PH-Selayang) at the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Dec 7).

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