KUALA LUMPUR: The controversial Urban Renewal Bill will likely be postponed and not debated in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Aug 28).
The Bill will instead be deferred to the next sitting, according to several government sources familiar to the matter.
The second reading of the Bill is listed as the seventh item on today’s Dewan Rakyat’s Order Paper.
Sources said the Bill is scheduled for its second reading this afternoon but will not be debated by MPs.
Earlier, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that the government was open to criticism and was prepared to make improvements.
Several protests took place in front of Parliament this week to oppose the Bill.
The URA Bill was tabled for the first reading on Aug 21.
The Bill, aimed at redeveloping older buildings and underutilised spaces, has since met with a lot resistance from lawmakers and residents who have protested its tabling.
Under the proposed URA, projects initiated by either Federal (FEC) or State Executive Committees (SEC) need an 80% consent threshold for buildings less than 30 years old, 75% for buildings older than 30 years old, and 51% for abandoned structures.
