KLANG, July 5 -- For years, Klang's reputation travelled faster than many of its visitors.

To some, the royal town was synonymous with traffic jams, ageing shoplots and internet jokes branding it "ghetto".

To others, it was simply where people went for bak kut teh before driving home.

Now, just days after the opening of the LRT3 Shah Alam Line, Klang Royal City Council mayor Datuk Abd Hamid Hussain believes the city has a chance to rewrite that narrative.

The new rail connection, coupled with a month of complimentary rides announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim last Monday, has made Klang easier to reach than at any point in its history, removing what had long been one of the biggest reasons people stayed away, he said....