CHASE-ing Urban Development With Kota Madani

Hj Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar, Registered Town Planner, IZM Consult

05-Jun-25 07:45

CHASE-ing Urban Development With Kota Madani

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The federal government has announced plans for a major urban development in Putrajaya, called Kota MADANI which will be developed vertically and at high density integrating AI technology. We hear from Hj. Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar, Registered Town Planner at IZM Consult as he unpacks the vision behind this ambitious development and the challenges that lie ahead.

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Produced by: Aghilen Sankar, Rie Kajiya

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

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Categories: politics, government, international, economy, property

Tags: kota madani, madani, smart city, town planning, urban development,

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