Koskan Tambahan dispute: Residents to receive payout, temporary homes

The dispute between the settlers from Kampung Koskan Tambahan in Serendah, Selangor and the land owner has been resolved.

According to a joint statement by Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and Muda, a “win-win” solution was achieved through collaborative efforts between the residents, developer and various government agencies.

“Each family involved was given an ex-gratia (by favour) payment of RM15,000 by the developer.

“The developer provided transport and labour for the relocation works. The final inspection was made on May 12.

“The state government has placed all 12 families in temporary housing, covering the deposit and first month’s rent.

“Selangor menteri besar stated that the state government will also prioritise gifting (the families) Selangorku houses,” they said.

On Feb 17, the Shah Alam High Court ordered a private developer to take ownership of the land and instructed eviction of the villagers.

A writ of possession was released to the developer on March 30.

This pushed the villagers to demonstrate outside of the Selangor legislative assembly building in Shah Alam to hand a memorandum to the Menteri Besar's Office on April 27.

The settlers - who had lived in the village in Serendah for over 40 years - pleaded with the state government to address their plight.

On May 2, Hulu Selangor Land and District Office declined to intervene in the dispute.

Hulu Selangor district land administrator Mohamad Hanafe Basri clarified that the lot has been under private ownership for 133 years - since June 21, 1890.

The original land owner then sold it to Panca Resmi Sdn Bhd in 1991 – which remains the legal owner until now.

Regarding the land application by the villagers, Hanafe explained that their homes were constructed on the disputed lot.

However, the land they had applied for was situated in the Sungai Serendah reserve, which is a floodplain.

Consequently, the land office could not consider their application due to this discrepancy.

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