Scarred hillside: Patches of deforestation on the side of a hill in Paya Terubong.
GEORGE TOWN: Many Penangites have expressed disappointment over the report that hectares of hilltops and slopes in Penang island have been deforested for agriculture and house-building.
“Anyone who hikes here knows this has been going on for years.
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