CAMERON HIGHLANDS (Bernama): The Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry has formed a task force to look into the various land issues affecting the hills of Cameron Highlands and Lojing, says its minister Dr A Xavier Jayakumar. He said the work scope of the task force would include looking into issues of intrusion, dangerous slopes and appropriate law enforcement to prevent widespread land exploitation. He said the ministry viewed the matter seriously as the government had spent a lot of money on projects like landslide and flood mitigation at Cameron Highlands. Also present was Pahang DAP deputy chairman M. Manogaran, who has been announced as Pakatan Harapan's (PH) candidate for the Cameron Highlands parliamentary by-election on Jan 26. Dr Xavier said the task force was formed to look at the issue holistically, have an understanding of the need for projects implemented from now on to obtain approvals and for those tasked with handling the jobs to do it responsibly.

Source: The Star January 05, 2019 10:54 UTC