Perak farmers urge Putrajaya to save their farms, ensure food security

A group of farmers from Perak gathered outside Parliament today to plead with Putrajaya to intervene in plans by the state government to turn their farms into a housing and industrial development area.

The group - which claimed to be representing 250 farmers in Perak - said they have been working the 1,600 acres of land and growing food for the state for over 80 years...