KUALA LUMPUR: Farmers from Perak are pleading with the federal and state governments to halt all land eviction measures in the state in order to preserve their livelihoods.
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Thursday, 01 Apr 2021 01:37 PM MYT
BY JOHN BUNYAN
Parti Sosialis Malaysia chairman Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj speaks to reporters outside the Ipoh City Council April 1, 2021. Picture by Farhan Najib
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IPOH, Apr 1 Residents of Lim Garden here and a group of farmers from Kanthan, Chemor have objected to the rezoning of a plot here from agricultural to industrial use for the establishment of the Silver Valley Technology Park.
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) chairman Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj, who represented the farmers and residents, said that they were worried the development and land clearing would affect the livelihoods of the farmers and cause flooding.