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Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh has stressed the need for rigorous enforcement and monitoring against illegal conversion of properties into overcrowded rental units, warning that insufficient oversight could enable abuse of power.
Kuala Lumpur City Hall is renovating ageing public housing schemes while a substantial backlog of 3,000 households awaits unit allocation. Minister Hannah Yeoh oversees a RM300 million improvement programme announced in Budget 2026.
Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh has rejected false claims about DBKL's workforce diversity circulating on social media, providing verified employment figures and pledging to improve hiring transparency.
Hannah Yeoh, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Federal Territories, has been proclaimed president of the Federal Territories State Scouts Council, committing RM20,000 to enhance scouting activities in the region.
The Desa Tun Razak People's Housing Project has completed its RM9.6 million upgrade, becoming one of 22 finished projects out of 61 planned improvements across Kuala Lumpur's public housing estates.
Malaysia's Islamic religious authority has moved to calm concerns about a new Muslim cemetery project in the Federal Territories, confirming it will remain publicly owned and managed, not privatised or commercially operated.
Malaysia's Cabinet has instructed the Federal Territories Department to prioritise internal governance improvements at Kuala Lumpur City Hall before pursuing legal amendments, following a comprehensive feasibility study.