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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

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’.

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.

UPDATED 5.57PM Uthayakumar, who visited the embattled village in Penang yesterday, spelled out three actions that the state government must take.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

A Penang PKR lawmaker weighed in on the Kampung Buah Pala crisis and chided the CM for his inept handling of the matter.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Hindu rights movement threatens to withdraw support for Pakatan Rakyat in future electoral battles.

Facing a forced eviction in five days, despaired ‘Tamil High Chaparral’ Kg Buah Pala residents demanded RSN Rayer to quit his Seri Delima seat.

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.

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.

With the Federal Court appeal going against them, the 300 residents of Kampung Buah Pala are hoping for a last-minute respite.

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.