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This brings the total number of people evacuated because of the incident to 67.

Veritas Design assures that the popular food stalls and night market will remain, and businesses won’t be disrupted.

Media reports that 90 percent of the landowners were agreeable to the RM850 per sq ft offer were incorrect, he says.

'Whether a better deal is offered, compared to the previous RM850 per square foot bid, depends on the discussion.'

Kampung Bharu Development Corporation (PKB) has received about 700 to 800 forms from Kampung Baru residents with the vast majority accepting the deal.

UPDATED 2.29PM | The FT minister adds that if there's no demand, the tower won't be built.

This will be done after Dr Mahathir Mohamad returns from New York, says the federal territories minister

This will be done at its meeting 'to find the best solution for everyone', says FT Minister Khalid Abdul Samad.

Ahmad Najib Ariffin says it can be a tourist attraction like cultural villages in Japan and South Korea.

The sessions are to discuss the redevelopment plan for the area to seek a consensus.

COMMENT | Given our disturbing record of being unappreciative of history, any redevelopment plan for Kampung Baru cannot be pursued with an overzealous mindset.

FT minister says the move would ensure the enclave holds on to its Malay reserve land status.