The Greater Klang Valley And What It Means For The People

Taufiq Nazarudin, Founder, Designframework

17-Jan-23 18:00

The Greater Klang Valley And What It Means For The People

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The Chief Minister of Selangor spoke about plans to establish a Greater Klang Valley, involving PJ, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam and potentially Klang. We discuss what this entails with a town planner, and talk about whether this is the way forward.

Image source: mozakim, Shutterstock

Produced by: Natasha Fusil, Kelly Anissa

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lee Chwi Lynn

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Categories: government

Tags: Greater Klang Valley, Conurbation, selangor, pj, subang jaya, shah alam, klang, town planning, city development,

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