SHAH ALAM, May 27 — The delineation between Putrajaya and Selangor is set to be finalised by year end, said Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.
“The delineation process in Putrajaya is nearly complete (involving) areas such as Sepang and Kuala Langat, while areas (near) Kuala Lumpur like Ampang, Petaling Jaya and Subang will take a little more time because it involves more a complex delineation exercise,” he said after officiating the Selangor Islamic Religious Department’s Teacher’s Day celebration here today.
He was commenting on a meeting between a delegation led by him and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa at Menara Seri Wilayah, Putrajaya, yesterday.
At the meeting, Dr Zaliha raised the issue of resolving the delineation between Kuala Lumpur and Selangor as well as Putrajaya and Selangor to ensure more integrated border enforcement.
Amirudin said that at the meeting, the Selangor government requested that 10 per cent of an Islamic cemetery land area in Hulu Semenyih, Selangor, which is owned by the Federal Lands Commissioner, be opened up for local residents who wish to be buried there.
He hopes this effort will resolve cemetery land management issues under federal administration but located near Selangor residential areas.
Yesterday, Dr Zaliha said the opening of a new Islamic cemetery in Hulu Semenyih could meet the need for Muslim cemeteries in Kuala Lumpur for another 28 years.
Meanwhile, Amirudin said the proposal to raise the mandatory retirement age from 60 to 65 is still at the preliminary stage, adding that the matter must be studied.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said previously proposed that the government consider raising the mandatory retirement age from 60 to 65.
— Bernama
