Stakeholders call for fresh hearing on ‘fishy land deal’


PTGWP says a notice about the degazettement of Batu retention pond was put up at the site, but Lim says the area is not accessible due to perimeter fencing. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

The Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur Land and Mines Office’s (PTGWP) move to degazette land at the Batu flood retention pond during the movement control order period is highly suspicious, say stakeholders.

“The notification came out in Nov 4, 2020, and the objection hearing was done later that month during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic” said Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng.

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