GEORGE TOWN, Aug 26 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng hold a press conference on Tuesday said Penang State Government will not approve any application for development in the Kampung Mutiara, Batu Ferringhi. So far, the landowners had not submitted an application to develop the land.
He said that they had never approve any development plan in the area and the state government did not take action to evict the residents. Yesterday, about 1,000 people gathered to protest against the Kampung Mutiara landowners who ordered them to vacate the land without negotiation.
But the result of intervention UMNO and state governments, land owners postpone action until a date to be determined by the population. Lim said that the issue of land belonging to private and state governments will continue to defend the residents of the area and find a solution if the landlord gets an eviction order from the courts.
