The forgotten village

Too tight: The narrow roads in Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh needs to be widened to allow big vehicles to pass through without causing a congestion.

The Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh new village has always been known for its large number of factories and industrial companies but beneath the facade of a booming industry lies debts, anger and resentment

IT’S 10 o’clock on a Saturday morning and most of Kampung Sungai Buloh residents are out and about having breakfast or buying groceries from the Kampung Sungai Buloh market. Seated under the tree with a number of residents and landowners this writer spots a group of men pulling something from the ground across a football field.