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Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari delivers his speech during the Budget 2020 Appreciation Ceremony at the Menteri Besar’s official residence on December 17, 2019. — Picture by REMY ARIFIN/SELANGORKINI[/caption]
By Nazli Ibrahim
SHAH ALAM, Dec 18 — Subang Jaya is now a city, which makes it the third city in Selangor after Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya.
Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said apart from the recognition given to the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ), the Kuala Langat local authority had also upgraded from district council to municipal coucil.
“Yesterday we received confirmation that the Cabinet has agreed and approved to upgrade the Kuala Langat District Council to Kuala Langat Municipal Council.
“The Cabinet had also officially approved the upgrade of MPSJ to Subang Jaya City Council, in which we had outlined and suggested for,” he said at the appreciation ceremony with Selangor government departments and agencies held at the Menteri Besar’s official residence here last night.
Amirudin said, the achievement is in line with the state government’s 2019 target in improving the quality and status of the local authorities in Selangor.
He said Kuala Selangor Local District (MDKS) would also soon receive the municipal council status.
However, he said MDKS is currently competing some of the criteria required to achieve the target.
