Cops arrest villagers as four Kg Buah Pala houses demolished

At least 13 villagers, and their lawyer Darshan Singh, were detained by police in what has become the all too familiar scene at Kampung Buah Pala of residents facing off with demolition teams.

Those detained were hauled away after attempting to stop the police escorting a demolition team to tear down a house in the village.

Earlier yesterday morning, villagers had agreed to let the developer demolish three houses belonging to owners who had agreed to move out in return for double-storey houses.

Following talks, the developer agreed to tear down only two houses as the owner of the third house still had his belongings inside his home.

But prompted by Darshan and MIC Youth members, villagers tried to stop the demolition team after just one house was torn down.

Residents’ Association secretary J. Steven said: “They are here but we will resist them.”

However police had to intervene after a scuffle broke out between the developer and villagers as demolition workers tried to enter the village.

MIC Youth members were alleged to have also pushed Nusmetro Venture (P) Sdn Bhd director Gary Ho during an argument.

Villagers and their supporters attempted to form a human barricade to block further demolition works when the police moved in to make their arrests.

After the minor fracas, demolition workers went ahead with tearing down the houses, bringing down all three that were earlier earmarked for demolition. Police maintained a protective escort as the workers carried out their work.

A fourth house, which remains occupied, was also partially demolished, as workers tore down one room.

The developer subsequently stopped work, saying the rest of the houses would be brought down in stages across several weeks.

The residents have been locked in a battle with the developer and owners of the land, and have already lost all previous attempts to get the courts to prevent the demolition of their homes.

The villagers have turned to Umno and the prime minister to intervene in their plight and are hoping the injunction will buy time for a solution to be found.

Developer Nusmetro has had to abort two previous attempts to demolish the homes due to strong resistance by villagers.

In their last attempt on Aug 13, the developer moved in to demolish the homes after most of the residents rejected the offer of a double-storey house as compensation.


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Hindraff heroes are nowhere to be seen now. MIC top guns are drooping their heads low. Only some MIC gangsters are there but are only there to create disturbances, more a hindrance than a help to the distressed people. It is really sad that Kampung Buah Pala folk are once again played out by Hindraff and MIC

Get it over with.

You cannot talk reasons with unreasonable people. The Court has said 'No" to them and they have said "No" to the developer's compensation. Let them defy the the Court's ruling and act in contrempt. Go to Umno, Gerakan and MIC to solve your predicament they put you in in the first place.

The Penang state govt cannot defy the court and can only place administrative obstacles to temporarily stop the developers from claiming what is rightfully and legally theirs.


Poor little guys. See is believing. No matter how you cry, call for help, no one can manage to solve out because these were the past motive from those B-end's bloodsucker. Keep it inside your mind what had happen to you M'sian Indian today. If the right time come, you should know what to do, how to do and who to vote.


The Kg Pala folks should be grateful that the developer is willing to give them a double storey house. They forget they are illegal squatters who don't deserve a thing. The land doesn't belong to them. Imagine everybody goes to your land and bulit a house there. When you want to use the land, they demand for compensation. Can you call this fair?


MIC people only know gangster method when it comes to solving problems