Wednesday, February 08 2012
Demolition begins at Kg Buah Pala
Monday, 07 September 2009 16:19

THE DEMOLITION process has finally begun in Kampung Buah Pala after a long drawn out battle over the land on which the village sits on. On Thursday (September 3, 2009) first four houses were demolished following anticipated resistance by the villagers (read here) and their supporters at the scene. Read here and view here for records of what happened that first day.

The demolition also brought about some confusion over reports on whether the majority of the residents had actually accepted the offer by developer Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd. While it was widely reported that 22 families have agreed to the offer (read here and here), other reports highlighted that at least 13 families still were holding out for something more concrete in lines of terms and conditions defined in the offer and in compensation. Read here and here

Also, read here for a feature by theSun on how the interplay between rhetoric and politics may be the main reason behind the Kampung Buah Pala situation.  

Fearing the same fate of being demolished, residents of the 250-year old settlement in Tanjung Tokong are now appealing that the state government expedite the process of gazetting their land as a heritage zone in order to safeguard it. Last year, Urban Development Authority (UDA) categorised the 300-odd families there as squatters. Read here and here.

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