Editing Local government (section)

===Malaysia===
{{Main article|Local government in Malaysia}}

Local government is the lowest level in the system of government in [[Malaysia]]—after federal and state. Councillors are not elected in local-level elections which have been abolished in 1976, but rather appointed by [[State governments of Malaysia|state governments]].<ref>{{cite book |location= Kuala Lumpur |publisher= National Institute of Public Administration Malaysia|author1=Nik Hashim Ibrahim |author2=Mohd. Yahya Nordin |title=Local Government System in Malaysia: A General Perspective |pages=146–68 |url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000336349.pdf}}</ref> It has the power to collect taxes (in the form of assessment tax), to create laws and rules (in the form of by-laws) and grants licenses and permits for any trade in its area of jurisdiction, in addition to providing basic amenities, collecting and managing waste and garbage as well as planning and developing the area under its jurisdiction.