Kg Sembulan Tengah residents wary despite relaxation of eviction notice


The in question Kampung Sembulan Tengah area is just a stone throw away from developed sites in Kota Kinabalu.

KOTA KINABALU: Emotions ran high during a dialogue between hundreds of Kampung Sembulan Tengah residents and state government officials after a two-week eviction notice was issued residents of the water village located in the heart of the city.

Residents voiced concerns over the gentrification of the former fishing village, fearing that urban development plans could displace their long-standing community.

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