News about DBKL

KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): About 3,000 applicants are still on the waiting list for units under the People's Housing Programme (PPR) managed by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), says Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is undertaking the formal process of acquiring land to resolve the issue of a blocked public access road built on privately owned land at Jalan Taman Datuk Senu, Sentul.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): The proposed councillor system for Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will not be introduced for now, as the government focuses on strengthening existing governance mechanisms.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 15): Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is inviting registered landowners, developers and members of the public to submit applications for amendments to the Kuala Lumpur Local Plan 2040 (PTKL2040), which is currently in force as the capital's primary development reference document.

PETALING JAYA (May 14): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has urged all local authorities (PBTs) nationwide to consider reducing rental rates for business premises, stalls and food courts under their purview until end-2026, as part of efforts to ease the rising cost burden on hawkers and small traders.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has been found negligent for failing to maintain a roadside tree that fell and killed a motorcyclist three years ago.

On Jan 23, the Madani Cabinet took the rare step of withdrawing the Urban Renewal Bill (URA Bill)—originally slated for its second reading in Parliament—for comprehensive revision.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 10): Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has opened a one stop centre (OSC) Portal to the public as a measure to strengthen transparency and accountability in the city's urban planning process.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 20): Large-scale developments in Kuala Lumpur will not be allowed without feedback from the respective areas’ Members of Parliament’s (MPs’), effective immediately.

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