As Kuala Lumpur City Hall was directly under the Federal Government since 1974, Malaysia ought to deal on Kuala Lumpur development at between 1:19 to the population of the whole nation then and 1:17 presently. read more
Summary answer: (1) Control Over Population Growth. City-states are always better organized, and more pristine, than similar scale cities in non-city-state countries. E.g. Singapore, HK (notwithstanding it’s a SAR, not a country) versus KL, London, Paris, Shanghai, NYC, Mumbai. read more
Both Singapore and Kuala Lumpur have their own charm for tourists. It all depends on what you're looking for. read more