Azimah and her husband scrimped and saved for years to buy their first home in Desa Mukmin Warisan, but they’ll soon have to vacate their house.

In late November, the government shocked local residents when it notified them that they had only 20 days to leave.

The abrupt evictions are the latest #controversy related to the East Coast #Rail Link (#ECRL).

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#Gombak #KlangValley #EastCoast #Malaysia #EastCoastRailLink #BRI #BeltRoadInitiative #eviction #railway

China-backed Malaysian rail project to uproot entire village with scant notice: Residents

And all this upheaval is for a project that will mostly serve Beijing’s strategic interests, one analyst says.

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