RM10bil to makeover three areas

The Selangor state government will spend RM10 bil to give Petaling Jaya, Kajang and Klang a makeover.
Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the makeover would span over the next five to 10 years.
The facelift project will take off next month with a brainstorming conference to find ways to complete the task.
Khalid added among the participants were several experienced town planners including a Malaysian based in the United States.
Klang, for instance said Khalid, needed to strengthen its identity given its 150-year history.
“Klang has no character at the moment and it’s not known where the centre of town is”, he told reporters after launching a seminar for the Sri Andalas state assembly constituency here on Sunday.
He added since the Klang River appeared to be the town’s focal identity, work would also be done to clean the river up.
“Klang’s character is the river, like how they have the Thames (river) in England. We want to clean-up the river and if we can do that we can create a character for Klang,” he said.
He said Klang’s makeover would take about seven years and included refurbishment of some old structures.
Khalid said the makeover might also include working towards extending the light rail transit network to Klang or having boat rides right up to Masjid Jamek in Kuala Lumpur to ease traffic congestion.