New site identified for Orang Asli village to be gazetted


VILLAGERS from Kampung Orang Asli Bukit Baja will have a new site to call home following a decision by the Selangor government to gazette 72.84ha of land for them to relocate to, following plans to develop their present site.

This was announced by Mentri Besar Datuk Amirudin Shari at the Selangor State Assembly in answer to a question from Datuk Jamil Salleh (PN-Dengkil) who had asked about the fate of the village which was occupying a site measuring 98.33ha but had to make way for upcoming development.

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