In Selangor, according to the Welfare Department (JKM) Disaster Info portal, the total flood victims rose to 25 people from eight families as at 9pm tonight compared with 14 individuals from five families this morning.

State executive councillor for entrepreneur empowerment Najwan Halimi had said on December 8 that the campaign will be expanded to all Ramadan bazaars in Selangor next year to support entrepreneurial empowerment initiatives.

“Namun, ada sebahagian penjawat awam dalam kerajaan Selangor adalah (berstatus) Pegawai Tadbir Diplomatik (PTD) iaitu mereka di bawah kerajaan Pusat. Jadi, mereka tertakluk dengan arahan yang diberikan kerajaan Pusat sebelum ini,” katanya.

Menurutnya, minggu ini Selangor menyaksikan pengiktirafan bandar raya keempat daripada 12 pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) di Selangor setelah penaiktarafan Majlis Bandaraya DiRaja Klang.

“If we look at the Geopark, included is Kampung Kuang, Kampung Kundang, the Selayang area, Batu Caves, and several other areas, including Kampung Kemensah, which are all gazetted under the national Geopark and the next step is to become a Unesco heritage (site)."-MB