Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia. It is a major commercial and financial center in Southeast Asia.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to severe air pollution from haze, foreign business investment, and a viral road stunt involving police arrests.

Latest on Kuala Lumpur

• Kuala Lumpur is world’s most polluted city due to haze, Singapore third, index shows
• The para-athlete who once won a medal for Singapore and now sells art on the streets of Kuala Lumpur
• Foreign businesses fuel demand for prime locations in Kuala Lumpur
• Reviving Kuala Lumpur: can Malaysia modernise without pricing out its past?
• Malaysian police arrest 7 Yemeni men in Kuala Lumpur after dangerous road stunt goes viral
• Barefoot tourist filmed shouting at Kuala Lumpur airport admitted to psychiatric ward
• Malaysian police consider sedition charges for ex-Negeri Sembilan officials

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