According to Dr Dzulkefly, the fourth operating theatre at the heart centre is currently undergoing coordination and is expected to be fully operational soon.

“The 2024 Design and Craft Festival (Tukang), organised by Tourism Selangor, is among the excellent examples of events to nurture arts and heritage. A programme like this can also attract tourist to the state.

“Selangor has indeed set a specific target to achieve high-income state status and considering the population size, the encouraging economic development each year and the excellent infrastructure, we believe that goal can be achieved,” he told Bernama in an exclusive interview.

Amirudin yang juga Pengerusi Pakatan Harapan (PH) Selangor berkata setakat ini senarai nama calon untuk kedua-dua gabungan itu masih dalam perbincangan dan dijangka dapat diputuskan beberapa hari sebelum tarikh penamaan calon iaitu pada 29 Julai ini.

"Berdasarkan keadaan fasiliti, kemudahan dan sebagainya, Ampang Jaya sebenarnya sudah layak menjadi bandar raya tetapi kita kena pastikan MPAJ mempunyai hasil yang mencukupi atau mampu untuk menguruskan sebuah bandar raya," katanya.