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Kampung Buah Pala

Four Kg Buah Pala houses demolished

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | September 3, 2009 Leave a Comment

PENANG, 3 Sept 2009: After two previous failed attempts to demolish 23 houses in Kampung Buah Pala, developer Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd today succeeded in demolishing four houses. Kampung Buah Pala villagers who were directed to vacate their houses on 1 Sept finally agreed to comply with the court order. Nusmetro director Gary Ho […]

Kg Buah Pala residents seek more time

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | August 5, 2009 Leave a Comment

PENANG, 5 Aug 2009: Residents of Kampung Buah Pala, dubbed Penang’s “High Chaparral” want more time to consider an offer made yesterday by the developer, Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd. Kampung Buah Pala Residents Association assistant secretary C Tharmaraj said since the 23 families affected were not happy with the initial offer of a single […]

Kg Buah Pala demolition postponed again

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | August 4, 2009 1 Comment

PENANG, 4 Aug 2009: The demolition of houses in Kampung Buah Pala, which was supposed to take place today, has been postponed for the second time to enable the problem to be resolved by the residents and the developer. Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy said the developer, Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd, had agreed […]

Problems in Penang

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | July 27, 2009 15 Comments

THE Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has been busy fire-fighting, no less in Penang. The PR state government in this northern state recently came under fire from Kampung Buah Pala villagers over their impending eviction. The villagers are aided by sympathisers, including the influential Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), and the state government’s image has no doubt […]

Access to legal representation a fundamental right

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | July 24, 2009 2 Comments

ON 17 July 2009, a group of Kampung Buah Pala residents hand-delivered a memorandum to the Bar Council expressing their concern, inter alia, that they have not been permitted to be accompanied by legal counsel of their choice in their negotiations with the Penang government over land issues. The right of access to legal representation […]

Kg Buah Pala a state not federal issue: Najib

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | July 6, 2009 2 Comments

KUALA LUMPUR, 6 July 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the federal government will not intervene in the Kampung Buah Pala issue as it was a matter that had to be dealt with by the Penang government. Asked to comment on reports that Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng would write a letter […]

PSM: Penang govt must solve Kg Buah Pala issue

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | July 3, 2009 9 Comments

PETALING JAYA, 3 July 2009: The Penang government needs to intervene and solve the Kampung Buah Pala issue even though the problem was caused by the previous Barisan Nasional administration, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) said today. “[W]e urge the Pakatan Rakyat government to resolve this issue politically using the mandate given by the people of […]

Penang govt warns Kg Buah Pala developer

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | July 2, 2009 2 Comments

PENANG, 2 July 2009: The Penang government today warned the developer of the proposed housing project in Kampung Buah Pala, Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd, for threatening the residents. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the developer’s threat to send bulldozers to the village by 2 Aug 2009 to forcibly evict the residents and demolish […]

Guan Eng: Kedah situation “desperate”

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | July 2, 2009 12 Comments

KUALA LUMPUR, 2 July 2009: While other Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders today glossed over Kedah DAP’s pullout of the state government, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng had a different view. Lim, who is also Penang Chief Minister, said the situation in Kedah was “desperate” enough that the party’s top leadership would be meeting to decide […]

Kg Buah Pala residents want Penang CM to resign

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | July 1, 2009 2 Comments

PENANG, 1 July 2009: The Kampung Buah Pala Residents Association in Bukit Gelugor here today urged Lim Guan Eng to step down as Penang chief minister for having failed to serve and help the people in the state. Its spokesperson, C Tharmaraj, said the association also felt that Lim, who is DAP secretary-general, was not […]

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