KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 21 -- The capital's public housing schemes are receiving a major aesthetic and safety facelift, with City Hall (DBKL) foregoing garish paint schemes for neutral tones while overhauling critical electrical infrastructure across dozens of ageing buildings.

Speaking during a working visit to People's Housing Programme (PPR) Taman Mulia in Bandar Tun Razak today, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh said that DBKL made a deliberate shift away from the bright, multi-coloured exteriors long associated with government flats.

Accompanying her on the site inspection were Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Fadlun Mak Ujud and Bandar Tun Razak MP Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

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