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- Protest in support of villagers, chief roasted
- Kampung Buah Pala Residents' Association chairperson M Sugumaran came in for severe criticism for meeting Penang CM Lim Guan Eng without the villagers' knowledge or consent
- Villagers willing to buy 'High Chaparral'
- They are prepared to pool their cash and go on a nationwide fund-raising campaign to get the money, provided the land is ‘reasonably priced’.
- Anwar backs Lim to find win-win solution
- UPDATED 5.23PM Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is working overtime to unveil a win-win formula to resolve the crisis amicably, said Anwar in Permatang Pauh.
- Lim given one-week ultimatum to save village
- UPDATED 5.57PM Uthayakumar, who visited the embattled village in Penang yesterday, spelled out three actions that the state government must take.
- Ex-ISA detainee flayed by villagers
- Though V Ganabathirau may be a celebrated Hindraf member, his recent defence of Penang CM has earned him brickbats from some of Hindraf’s ardent supporters.
- High Chaparral 'rep' abandons her own PC
- In probably one of the worse executed PR exercise, a PKR woman from Kampung Buah Pala was caught by the media trying to firefight for the beleaguered Penang government.
- PKR tells CM: Go talk to the villagers
- UPDATED 5.28PM Penang PKR chief wants Lim to go to the ground, get his facts right and find an amicable win-win solution for all to end the Kg Buah Pala crisis.
- More brickbats for Guan Eng
- The Penang CM has abandoned all principles of good governance especially in the sacking of Johari Kassim as a councillor, says state PKR chief Zahrain Hashim
- Are pigs more valuable than humans?
- This is the question posed to DAP by Kampung Buah Pala villagers, who accuse the state government of shutting its ears and eyes to their plight.
- Kg Buah Pala: PKR MP raps Lim
- A Penang PKR lawmaker weighed in on the Kampung Buah Pala crisis and chided the CM for his inept handling of the matter.
- Hindraf vs Lim: War of words continue
- The public attrition between Hindraf and the Penang government over the ‘High Chaparral’ controversy has reached new heights with both sides continue to trade barbs.
- Developer in uncompromising mood
- The developer is determined to flatten Kampung Buah Pala at the end of the one-month grace period on Aug 2 to make way for a high-end residential estate.
- Frustrated villagers want Lim to quit
- UPDATED 4.10pm The Kampung Buah Pala villagers who are facing imminent eviction make clear their displeasure with the CM for having failed to help them.
- Villagers: No CM, it's you who got it wrong
- Kampung Buah Pala residents dispute the Penang chief minister’s version of an offer purportedly made by the developer that wants to evicts them from the site of the village.
- 'RM30mil price tag for High Chaparral'
- UPDATED 4.20PM While the state government did not give a specific price tag for the acquisition, the figure is based on an estimated value for the plot of the land.
- State wants developer to stop demolition
- UPDATED 7.10pm DCM 1 Mansor Othman will be meeting with the developer who wants to build a lucrative housing project in Kampung Buah Pala to stop a planned Thursday demolition.
- Lim gives PKR councillor Johari the boot
- In a move that is set to put the state PKR committee and the chief minister on the warpath, the DAP-led state government has removed Johari as a MPSP councillor.
- 'High Chaparral': Mexican standoff between Hindraf, DAP, developer
- Fed up with the Penang DAP-led government's inaction on the controversial issue, Hindraf will hold demos outside all DAP HQs across the country tomorrow.
- Hindraf warns Penang gov't over 'High Chaparral'
- The Hindu rights movement threatens to withdraw support for Pakatan Rakyat in future electoral battles.
- Villagers vent their anger against DAP rep
- Facing a forced eviction in five days, despaired ‘Tamil High Chaparral’ Kg Buah Pala residents demanded RSN Rayer to quit his Seri Delima seat.
- Villagers pin last hopes on state gov't
- On Thursday, the villagers lost their appeal in the Federal Court and it looks like the demolition team from the developer will be moving in soon.
- Explain my suspension, Huan tells Koh
- UPDATED 4.33PM The suspended Gerakan VP claimed that there was an understanding between him and the party boss for a shorter suspension which was inexplicably overruled by the party's CC.
- 'Tamil High Chaparral' doomed, faces extinction
- With the Federal Court appeal going against them, the 300 residents of Kampung Buah Pala are hoping for a last-minute respite.
- DAP's anti-graft crusader challenges CM
- Despite receiving death threats, a Penang DAP leader remains steadfast in his anti-graft crusade against a party elected rep. He now drags the chief minister into the imbroglio.
- Gerakan grassroots leaders oppose Huan's suspension
- The three-year suspension of Gerakan's outspoken vice-president Huan Cheng Guan is unconstitutional, say three branches.
- Kedah PKR, DAP told to abandon PAS
- Kedah Gerakan Youth claims that growing dissatisfaction with the PAS state government and its policies should encourage the PKR and DAP to align themselves with the BN coalition.
- Slam the door on BN 'opportunist'
- In a hard-hitting statement, a Penang PKR Youth leader calls on the party to reject any attempts by suspended Gerakan vice-president Huan Cheng Guan from joining the party. But PKR leaders feel otherwise.
- Lim still pursuing Johari?
- Sources say Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has ordered the state secretary to give written instructions to the MPSP chief to bar the PKR councillor from council meetings.
- PKR task force to scrutinise controversial projects
- The team will look into all controversial projects to check on issues like natural and social justice, environment, human development and traffic management.
- Divine help sought to save embattled village
- Legal action and pleas to the Penang government aside, Kampung Buah Pala villagers have now sought divine help to end the impasse.