"Sudah pasti program perpaduan di negeri Selangor perlu kerap dilaksanakan dan ini membolehkan masyarakat majmuk saling bersatu-padu bagi mencapai keharmonian, walaupun wujud kepelbagaian latar belakang," katanya.

"The political declaration countries approved today, and the targets they have set, are a commitment to use those tools, and develop new ones, to write the final chapter in the story of TB," he said during the United Nations General Assembly's High-Level Meeting on tuberculosis.

Kejuaraan benua anjuran Badminton Asia itu bakal menyaksikan penyertaan kelompok pemain lelaki dan wanita terbaik Asia termasuk pasukan pilihan China, Jepun, Korea Selatan dan penyandang juara Malaysia.

Commending the state government’s wide range of schemes and initiatives addressing the various needs of its people, its secretariat policy and research officer Debbie Loh said the efforts include all aspects, like education, health, entrepreneurs, child care, and housing.

He takes over from Mohamad Azhan Md Amir, whose tenure ended in October last year. Deputy Mayor Aznan Hassan has been leading the Petaling Jaya City Council since then.