Flyover to despair - The Malay Mail

Flyover to despair

Submitted by shaza on Friday, April 1st, 2011

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IKRAM ISMAIL

SITI NURSURAYA ALI

Lee Pei Yuenn

Friday, April 1st, 2011 10:09:00

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT: The distance between the highway and residential land, and the narrow access road (below), allow only one vehicle to pass at a time

SYLVESTER NAVARATNAM, a resident in Tiara Titiwangsa, previously known as Kampung Baru Air Panas, says the concessionaire of DUKE highway, Kesturi, denied residents their rights when constructing the highway six years ago.
"They denied our rights by acquiring public roads without going through the proper procedure such as a public hearing....more

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