FT dept studying mayoral election for KL - Yeoh

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh has instructed her office to conduct a study on the feasibility of holding a mayoral election for Kuala Lumpur.

She said it is considering such an election as it would be more practical than electing multiple city councillors through local council polls.

Yeoh pointed out that the current administrative structure already involves “too many units”, with the capital overseen simultaneously by...