Boy’s death a glimpse into frustrations of low-cost flat dwellers


Yasmin Ramlan

Schoolchildren biking around the Seri Pantai people’s housing project (PPR) flats in Pantai Dalam. Many residents of the City Hall-managed flats are former squatters. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, January 17, 2018.

THE Seri Pantai people’s housing project (PPR) flats in Pantai Dalam where a teenager was killed by a falling chair consists mainly of households earning less than RM3,000 a month.

It’s not unusual for residents living in the 21-storey building to throw things out of their balconies, among them plastic bags with faeces, pieces of wood and bricks. People have been injured and cars parked below damaged.


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  • My place, SBC3, Tmn.Sri B.Caves, Gombak an industrial location houses a lot of foreigners and very poor minorities with many school dropouts. They have this 3rd world 'sh?thole' mentality. I fear one day someone is going to get hurt either by flying projectile or slum diseases. Batu Caves is an international tourist spot and I have written several email addressing civic concerns, waste disposal and poor attitude of foreign workers. As usual apathy and indifference from the local council is left wanting.

    Posted 6 years ago by Arun Paul