Federal govt “ready to help”; Koh: Don’t blame me

 Accountability, Housing, M'sian politics, Marginalised groups  46 Responses »
Jul 062009
 

Now we hear that the federal government is “ready to help” the High Chaparral residents, says Deputy Minister T Murugiah. “Although the Barisan Nasional (BN) is not in power in the state, the Federal Government still belongs to BN and we should help the people, regardless of their race,” he said. Check out the Bernama report here. Meanwhile, former Penang chief minister Koh Tsu Koon has washed his hands off the Kampung Buah Pala crisis, saying he would not interfere to avoid getting blamed.

The sad tale of High Chaparral

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Jul 042009
 
The sad tale of High Chaparral

The old well at Kampung Buah Pala where clear fresh water reaches ground level – Photo by Anil Netto For those of you still unfamiliar with the background to the High Chaparral issue, here’s an excellent write-up by Himanshu Bhatt in today’s Sun: Kampung Buah Pala holds its breath THERE is an old well said to have been dug some 100 years ago in Penang’s Kampung Buah Pala, a charming settlement of cowherds and planters, which still provides fresh groundwater for many villagers. So remarkable is this well that during the national water crisis of the late 1990s, it became the lifeline for thousands of Penangites who made a bee-line to collect its water when all other supplies failed.

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