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Kuala Lumpur City Hall has given Taman Desa Phase 1 Residents Association a fortnight to remove unauthorised facial-recognition scanners and boom gates installed on public roads, citing lack of municipal approval.
Kelantan maintains its position as Peninsular Malaysia's state with the largest Malay reserve land area, totalling 526,083 hectares and covering 91.5 per cent of the state's total land ownership as of June 2026.
Around 400 Bukit Damansara residents attended a town hall demanding Kuala Lumpur City Hall rescind a renovation permit that would add a floor to a semi-detached house. Concerns include architectural changes and structural damage.
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A Federal Court ruling permitting resident associations to restrict property access for non-paying members has triggered concerns about fundamental property ownership rights and legal certainty across Malaysia.