Work at the site continued despite the Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) issuing a stop work order and seizing vehicles from the site. The stop work order was issued on April 19 and four lorries have been seized so far. There was earth almost two storeys high piled up on the private land up to the edge of the peat swamp. He urged the authorities to enforce a buffer zone against development to protect the swamp. “We have Prai River on one side as the natural buffer zone, but development on the other side is getting too close.

Source: The Star July 05, 2019 23:15 UTC