Setiawangsa residents have expressed their grave disappointment at Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) refusal to provide them with impact assessment reports for a proposed development that they are opposed to.

The residents, represented by Desa Putra Condominium management committee chairperson Abu Bakar Ariffin, criticised DBKL for turning down their request for, among others, a Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) report.

“We see this as a blatant failure of transparency, a sign of non-engagement, a disregard for due process and arrogant indifference to the needs of tax-paying Kuala Lumpur residents...