TOL holders homeless after demolition

Village rCharop a/p Amin, 58, was seen carried some of her belongings leaving her demolished house to be gathered by the roadside during an interview near her house at Jalan Kampung Masjid, Kuala Nerang, Kedah yesterday.Her house was build on government land under Temporary Occupation Licence (TOL) status.(Starpic by G.C.Tan/The Star-22nd MAY 2017)

EIGHTEEN families, whose houses and shops were demolished to make way for a mosque in Kuala Nerang, Kedah, are asking for a reasonable compensation from the state so that they could start a new life elsewhere.

Ong Keen Tong, a representative of the families, said there were a few discussions with a Padang Terap District and Land officer a few years ago but nothing came out of it.