D-Day at Kampung Buah Pala
UPDATE 2
By Neville Spykerman
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 3 — It’s become an all too familiar scene at Kampung Buah Pala: residents facing off with the demolition team sent to demolish the village.
More than 50 police personnel together with 30 demolition team members are standing by while 150 villagers have gathered, along with dozens of journalists.
Residents’ Association secretary J. Steven said, “They are here but we will resist them.”
Discussions were held between village heads, legal advisor, developer, and the court bailiff. The village heads have agreed with the developer to allow the demolition of three houses, whose occupants had already accepted compensation.
However, one of the three owners said he was not ready because his belongings were still in the house. It was then decided only two houses will be demolished today.
To preserve their dignity, the villagers are appealing to be allowed to dismantle the two houses themselves while the court bailiff later verifies the homes have been torn down.
A villager urged the media not to record the move as it was emotionally painful. The reporters present agreed.
Police were forced to intervene after a scuffle broke out between the developer and villagers, when demolition workers tried to enter the village to demolish the two houses.
MIC youth members who came to support the villagers were alleged to have pushed Nusmetro Ventures director Gary Ho during an argument.
>>> I just can't understand, why Nusmetro Ventures the developer and the kampung folks, both parties, prefer to pursue with this acts of loggerhead instead of sitting down on the round table and thresh out things and proceed with the constructive business?!
If only the transparency, the clear indication of terms and conditions, the documented contractual obligation of the developer are all those the kampung folks asked for, what's the heck problem a sincere and honest Developer to just bring along the laptop and a compatible printer to the site and print out the settlement agreements, hey presto - finger print and habis cerita!
What was there Gary Ho doing? Showing his bossy arrogance?!
LGE at this critical crisis should not simply say he's washing his hands! Being a Penangite, and he's alien migrated from Malaka, I am holding my breath to closely watch each and every steps his Nyonya Dance! Don't ever treat all of us Penangites the same hill-billies liken the cowherds of KBP!
And dun take Penangites for a bull-ride!
The fact remains - his DAP did pledge in the manifesto of 308 GE, that the homes of the minority cowherds would be assured if DAP won the State Government, and they are now! Hence the delivery of his promise! Don't ever he dares to push the ball around.....
He must show his tallness as a CM for all rakyat!
I begin to re-read the profile of LGE, and the integrity of DAP to determine if they are truly as described by the Mana Cari Angpow youths, that, Dapat Ang Pow LGE is now sitting on the angpows, and start counting!
Viva 3rd Voice!
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