Time Lim Guan Eng sock it to these fellas of Kg Buah Pala

Everyone sympathises with the folks of Kampong Buah Pala for their current predicament caused by none other than Koh Tsu Koon when he was the chief minister of Penang. I firmly believe that Lim Guan Eng must has been having sleepless nights trying to figure out how to solve the impasse. Finally, the offer came. It was in the form of a double-storey house for each family that has a built-up area of 1,400 sq ft. However, the resident association of 'High Chapperal' rejected the offer but wouild prefer that the state government compensate them at RM3.5m per family *sic*. This counter offer came about as one of the clauses in the offer states that the agreement would be null and void if it could not obtain the state government’s approval to build the houses. The Chief Minister rightly asked that if they were the ones who offer the people the houses, would they in their right mind reject the application from the developer?

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