DBKL
Proper noun
Meaning
DBKL
(Malaysia) Initialism of Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (“Kuala Lumpur City Hall, the city council that governs the city of Kuala Lumpur”).
Examples
In the latest kerfuffle involving local influencers, a popular fashion entrepreneur and one of her models have been criticised by none other than the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) themselves.
DBKL officers have always been accused of abusing power by allocating lots to contacts and cronies who in turn sub-let or sell the lots to the highest bidders.
YWP Chief Executive Officer Zaizalnizam Zainun said they only own a piece of land, with the size of 1.044 hectares in Sri Petaling which was purchased from DBKL in 2013.