State govt urged to solve plight of Siamese community in Pulau Tikus

Seeking justice: A resident, Nai Chan Sararaks (second from left), showing a grant bequeathing the land to the Burmese and Siamese community in Penang to Boon (right), Malaysia Siamese Association president Osot Prayun (second from right) and Ng at the village in Pulau Tikus.

GEORGE TOWN: The state government has been urged to intervene in the eviction issue involving Penang’s Siamese community in Pulau Tikus here.

This followed reports that a proposed development of a five-storey hotel would involve the demolition of seven shops and 10 wooden houses on the affected 0.64ha (6,400 sq m) site.