City for sale? Residents in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur fear the squeeze of development

City for sale? Residents in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur fear the squeeze of development

[South China Morning Post] - 03/9/2025

In Malaysia, the push for urban renewal is risking the displacement of the very people the government says it wants to uplift.



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