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'Inhumane' - MCA Youth urges Selangor govt to rethink Mah Meri move
Calling the Selangor government’s position “inhumane”, MCA Youth central committee member Siew Shen Kae is the latest to weigh in after 12 families from the Mah Meri tribe in Kampung Orang Asli Bagan Lalang were issued eviction notices asking them to leave their homes within 30 days.
“This development project is only a potentially profitable business decision for the Selangor Government, but it has a major impact on the lives of the Orang Asli.
“The Mah Meri tribe understands that the residential area that has been inhabited for 20 years is not their absolute property, but...
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