Article: Now Kg Tanjung Tokong residents face eviction

Looi Sue-Chern
New Straits Times
09-13-2009
Now Kg Tanjung Tokong residents face eviction
Byline: Looi Sue-Chern
Edition: New Sunday Times
Section: Main Section

GEORGE TOWN: Residents of old villages in Penang who face the possibility of being forced out to make way for development are taking steps to preserve their lifestyle.

The latest case involves Kampung Tanjung Tokong residents.
The residents association is urging all the people in the village, including temporary occupation licence (TOL) holders, to join hands and protect their rights to the place they have called home for generations.

Association chairman Mohd Salleh Yahya said the residents could not accept being referred to as ...

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