No plans to rebuild Kg Forest homes destroyed by king tide in Sandakan


Wong (left) speaking to Sandakan Municipal Council acting president Wilson Thomas about possible housing for victims of the king tide phenomenon.

KOTA KINABALU: There are no plans to rebuild the houses that were washed away by the king tide phenomenon in the coastal squatter village of Kampung Forest in the Sandakan district.

Sandakan MP Vivian Wong said she was doing her best to accommodate Malaysian victims affected in the incident over Christmas at people's housing project (PPR) houses and speed up the process of repairing vacant blocks at the Taman Harmoni PPR.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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