In the meantime, he said the ministry is expected to meet with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability next week to prepare for the country to face the dry season.

State executive councillor for youth, sports and entrepreneurship Najwan Halimi also stated that he hopes to see the Malaysian badminton athletes reach at least the quarterfinals.

“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.