MPs warn proposed bill risks displacing urban poor with low consent threshold


KUALA LUMPUR: A group of government MPs has urged the government to revise the proposed Urban Renewal bill 2025, warning that its consent threshold for redevelopment projects could accelerate gentrification and displace underprivileged tenants from city centres.

Subang MP Wong Chen said the proposed consent levels under Section 19(1)(b) were set too low compared with international practice.

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