KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 -- Newly developed residential projects within the Federal Territories are required to be equipped with closed-circuit television (CCTV) infrastructures to ensure residents' safety per development regulations, a minister has said.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said each housing developer must provide said infrastructures subjected to technical and specification requirements stipulated by the respective local authorities as outlined in the Development Order and Planning Permission.

"The Federal Territories Department is not just committed towards providing housing that is affordable but also conducive and comfortable especially to dwellers from the M40 and B40 se...