An almost perfect camouflage - Jungle settlement was safely hidden until the day their luck ran out


Unhabitable now: The dwellings in the illegal settlement have been demolished following the raid.

SEREMBAN: Desperate to stay on in Malaysia which they have long regarded as the land of milk and honey, a group of undocumented foreigners hatched a plan they believed would keep them safe from the long arm of the law.

The group, some with families and young children, devised what they thought would be a flawless scheme to escape the dragnet of enforcement agencies.

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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.

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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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