The minister and the city


KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Okt -- Pemandangan Kampung Baru (kiri, bawah) yang semakin terhimpit dengan pembangunan pesat menjadikan kawasan segi tiga emas ibu kota ini mengalami pembangunan tidak seimbang.Kampung Baru ditadbir oleh Lembaga Penempatan Tanah Pertanian Melayu (MAS) setaraf dengan Tanah Rizab Melayu yang dikhususkan untuk orang Melayu.--fotoBERNAMA (2018) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

The Federal Territories Ministry oversees three places. But it is Kuala Lumpur that demands the most attention, with its many social, economic and cultural challenges. 

FEDERAL Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad recently appeared on a programme I moderated, Bicara Minda, organised by the Sinar Harian newspaper. He has mellowed a lot now, perhaps realising that he is a minister and member of the cabinet. After all, he is no more the opposition maverick that he was for many years.

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