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Social Media Pressure Gains Reprieve For Bagan Lalang Mah Meri

Raevathi Supramaniam, Journalist, The Malaysian Insight

17-May-21 09:30

Social Media Pressure Gains Reprieve For Bagan Lalang Mah Meri

Over the weekend, social media was abuzz over the plight of Mah Meri people in Kg. Bagan Lalang, who were served with 30-day eviction notices to make way for a tourist development project. Journalist Raevathi Supramaniam, who has been covering the story for The Malaysian Insight, gives us the details.

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