KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 8 -- Johor Zoo's night safari is set to open by the end of this year, according to state executive councillor Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor.

The state government has approved RM5 million for phase two of the zoo's upgrading works, which will begin in the first quarter of the year.

According to The Star, Mohd Jafni said the upgrades will include better facilities, making 80 per cent of the zoo more accessible for the elderly, people with disabilities, and parents with strollers.

"Additionally, we aim to launch the night safari in the fourth quarter of this year," he was quoted as saying.

He said the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) is also planning to invest RM10 million to develop a new carpark opposite the zoo to accommod...