New Breath For River Of Life?

Datuk Mumtaz Ali, Chair, Save Kuala Lumpur

12-Jul-24 08:30

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Datuk Zaliha Mustafa, Minister for the Federal Territories recently reaffirmed the government's commitment to the River of Life urban rejuvenation project, citing 81% completion. But with the latest Auditor General's report revealing shocking delays and missed objectives, what went wrong and how can this be fixed? We get reactions from Datuk Mumtaz Ali of Save Kuala Lumpur.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: controversies, government, Law/Activism

Tags: Attorney General Report 2024, river of life beautification project, kuala lumpur city plan,

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