COMMENT | The Kampung Papan settlers in Pandamaran, Klang, have lived here since pre-Independence in 1939 - first as new villagers, and later as temporary occupancy licence (TOL) holders between 1968 and 1989.

Today, they are being labelled as illegal squatters by developers and even in court statements.

To make this long story short, here are the defining moments:

•⁠ ⁠1992 – The state government began plotting and surveying the land with the settlers. Each settler paid RM70 for the survey and was assured this was being done so they would eventually be granted the land.

•⁠ ⁠1995 – The Selangor government transferred 95 acres (38.4ha) of this land to the Abandoned Housing Project Fund (Tabung Projek Perumahan Terbengkalai), whose role was to build houses for the settlers. The fund became the new landowner.

•⁠ ⁠2007 – The fund brought in a...