Once again innocent lives have been lost in the name of hill side development as seen in the Hulu Langat landslide tragedy. When will we ever learn. Do we still need to allow any further hill side developments? Isn't it time for us to review our development policies once and for all to withdraw all development orders given by the authorities for such development.  

There have been too many accidents and lives lost due to such development and yet the authorities issue more and more such development orders. Even the courts have taken a poor stand in allowing the authorities to continue such practice.

As so many people have said, demonstrated, provided ample proof to substantiate that hill slope development is unstable and unsafe, why is it the authorities refuse to learn and stop issuing such orders?

Are they going to be there to do the body count when something untoward happens? Is this judge going to be there to console the families who have lost their loved ones? And is the government going to compensate the lives lost?  

The sheer number of such landslides throughout Malaysia is staggering. How many more lives do we need to lose before we learn?

We call for an end to all hill slope development throughout Malaysia. All projects must be put to a stop. If projects are already ongoing, strict control measures must be put in place to protect and ensure slope stability.  

We urge the government to impose a blanket withdrawal of development orders issued nationwide immediately.  

Buyers for such properties must also take responsibility for they themselves are putting their lives at risk. The common excuse that there is a demand for such hill slope development, therefore there would be such development,  must end.  

To the authorities and government, you are toying with people’s lives by issuing such development orders.

Please take a responsible stand and do not partake to kill innocent people out of your actions. Do not let the death of  these children be just another statistic.