KUALA LUMPUR, 11 March 2009: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will build two more holding ponds and raise existing river embankments as part of flood mitigation measures in the national capital. Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail said DBKL would also review the Sungai Kroh-Sungai Jinjang river diversion project, implement fast deliveries of information […]
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Vision of the mayor
By Shanon Shah(Background image © Kristina Afanasyeva / sxc.hu; Datuk Ahmad Fuad pic courtesy of DBKL) REPORTS on Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail’s appointment as mayor of Kuala Lumpur (KL) on 12 Dec 2008 have generally been favourable. The long-serving civil servant and former Housing and Local Government Ministry secretary-general has been touted as people-friendly, efficient, and fair […]
Razali’s resignation will not affect EC credibility
KUALA TERENGGANU, 16 Jan 2009: The resignation of Datuk Mat Razali Kassim as returning officer (RO) will not affect the Election Commission’s (EC) credibility in running the Kuala Terengganu by-election tomorrow in a transparent manner. EC chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof was hopeful that certain quarters would not politicise the issue by claiming […]