Path to destruction

A new highway will ease congestion in the nation’s capital but it comes with costs.

IN August 2005, the Selangor State Park was launched with much fanfare. Sprawling well over 108,000ha, this park is the third largest in the country and is even bigger than the state of Perlis. But today, barely five years into its existence, the park faces a grave threat – a highway will plough through parts of it.