Gua Lepak food court stops operations inside cave

THE proprietor of a food court running a business inside a 400-million-year-old limestone cave in Gombak, Selangor has ceased operations within the cave.

In an update on its social media pages, the management of the Gua Lepak food court said it would comply with the decision by the local authorities to not operate inside the cave.

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"However, we continue to operate outside the cave as usual.

"Please continue to support Gua Lepak. Thank you for all the support you have given us, we truly appreciate it," the statement said.

The management added that it hoped the matter would be resolved amicably in a short time.

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StarMetro had reported on Friday (March 15) that Gombak District and Land Office (PDTG) director Nor Azlina Abdul Aziz had said that an eviction notice would be issued to the operator.

She confirmed that the food court was located on Selangor government land, adding that the operator had never applied for permission from any local authority to carry out activities there.

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The encroachment issue was highlighted by StarMetro in a front-page report on Monday (March 11) titled "Food court in Gombak cave stirs up concerns."

Since the report's publication, many parties had expressed concern over the encroachment as it could jeopardise Selangor’s bid for it to be recognised as a Unesco Global Geopark.