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They received their land titles from representatives of the co-operative in
a ceremony in Kampung Nesa, Padang Serai, in Kedah recently.
<p>The daily said the workers had been working the land that was put on sale in
1977. </p>
<p>The co-operative made arrangements to buy the land and offered the lots to
the workers, who each paid a deposit of RM500. </p>
<p>The daily said the co-operative provided loans to the workers to pay the remaining
RM1,500 for each lot and made arrangements with the management for the workers
to repay the loan by deducting the amount from their monthly salaries. </p>
<p>The daily added that the plot of land was now valued at between RM35,000 and
RM40,000 per lot and many had already built houses on their plots. </p>
<p>Malaysia Nanban also reported that 585 pupils in SK (T) Kangar Pulai in Johor
were risking their lives because the school building had been declared unsafe
by the authorities. </p>
<p>The school’s parent-teacher association (PTA) had decided to take legal action
against the authorities for failing to relocate the pupils, although the building
had being declared unsafe for occupation three years ago, it said. </p>
<p>Quoting the PTA’s chairman, K. Mohan, the daily said the PTA had appealed to
the state, Education Ministry and MIC to relocate the pupils and build a new
block but there was no response from the authorities. </p>
<p>"For the safety of the pupils, we have no choice but to take the matter
to court," he added.
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